{"title":"Stuart Douglas","description":"\u003cp\u003eStuart Douglas crafts gripping crime mysteries set against the intriguing backdrop of the theatrical world. His \u003cem\u003eLowe and Le Breton\u003c\/em\u003e series invites readers into a realm where backstage secrets and suspense intertwine, offering cleverly plotted tales filled with unexpected twists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of classic British crime will appreciate Douglas's sharp characterisations and atmospheric storytelling, where every scene is charged with tension and every clue brings the audience closer to uncovering hidden dangers within the playhouses.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"lowe-and-le-breton-mysteries-death-at-the-dress-rehearsal-by-stuart-douglas-9781803368207","title":"Lowe and Le Breton mysteries - Death at the Dress Rehearsal","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1970, while on a location shoot in Shropshire for the downmarket BBC sitcom \u003cem\u003eFloggit and Leggit\u003c\/em\u003e, ageing actor Edward Lowe—a ‘short, stocky northerner with a receding hairline and bad eyesight’, who plays the pompous and officious lead, a role based on himself—stumbles across the body of a young woman, apparently the victim of a tragic drowning accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut there's something about her death that rings the faintest of bells in his head and, convinced the woman has been murdered, he enlists the help of his laid-back, upper-class co-star John Le Breton, a man for whom raising a wry eyebrow is a bit too much of an effort, to investigate further.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eCrossing the country and back again during gaps in filming, the two elderly thespians make use of their wildly contrasting personalities and skillsets to uncover both a series of murders in the modern day and links to another unfortunate death during World War II. But, as the body count mounts and a pattern to the killings begins to emerge, can Edward and John put their differences aside to save the innocent victims of a serial killer and still be ready for when the cameras start rolling?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeath at the Dress Rehearsal\u003c\/em\u003e is the first in The Lowe and Le Breton Mysteries series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072616808684,"sku":"9781803368207","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/1696373482830.jpg?v=1765119611"},{"product_id":"lowe-and-le-breton-mysteries-death-at-the-playhouses-by-stuart-douglas-9781803368221","title":"Lowe and Le Breton mysteries - Death at the Playhouses","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s 1971 and, in between filming seasons of \u003cem\u003eFloggit and Leggit\u003c\/em\u003e, ageing actors Edward Lowe and John Le Breton sign up for a short run of Shakespearean tragedies at the Bolton Playhouse. But, once in Lancashire, they discover they have been invited to join the theatre’s repertory company for two reasons – because the company manager is keen to take advantage of the publicity surrounding their successful BBC comedy series, and because Sir Nathaniel Thompson, the much-lauded star of the show and knight of the realm, has been sacked for drunkenness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohn fears an awkward scene, should Thompson – who he knew during the war – return to reclaim his job, but when the great actor’s body is found, bludgeoned to death in a nearby alleyway, the unlikely crime-solving duo find themselves investigating another fiendish mystery that takes them from the northwest of England to the Netherlands, and which, rather inconveniently, seems to have John’s ex-wife Sally at its heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDeath at the Playhouses\u003c\/em\u003e is the second in The Lowe and Le Breton Mysteries series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431489192172,"sku":"9781803368221","price":28.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781803368221.jpg?v=1774557682"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/stuart-douglas.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}