{"product_id":"portrait-of-a-murderer-a-christmas-crime-story","title":"Portrait of a Murderer: A Christmas Crime Story","description":"'Powerful and impressive ...there is a fine inevitability in the plot structure which gives it true tragic quality' - Dorothy L. SayersAdrian Gray was born in May 1862 and met his death through violence, at the hands of one of his own children, at Christmas, 1931. Thus begins a classic crime novel published in 1933, a riveting portrait of the psychology of a murderer. Each December, Adrian Gray invites his extended family to stay at his lonely house, Kings Poplars. None of Gray's six surviving children is fond of him; several have cause to wish him dead. The family gathers on Christmas Eve - and by the following morning, their wish has been granted. This fascinating and unusual novel tells the story of what happened that dark Christmas night; and what the murderer did next.\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 288 pages | Published January 1970\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The British Library Publishing Division","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63172458217821,"sku":"9780712356862","price":11.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780712356862.jpg?v=1769054120","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/portrait-of-a-murderer-a-christmas-crime-story","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}