{"product_id":"9781804188699","title":"The Man with the Golden Compass - Signed First Edition with Sprayed Edge","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Khan, Vaseem | Classic crime \u003cbr\u003ePublished 22\/10\/2026 by Bonnier Books Ltd (Zaffre) in the United Kingdom as part of the Q Mysteries series \u003cbr\u003eHardback | 352 pages\u003cbr\u003e234 x 153mm | 0g\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSigned First Edition with Sprayed Edge - Hardback - Publishes October 22nd\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe exciting new cosy mystery featuring the former head of MI6's Q Branch, Major Boothroyd, from the James Bond universe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'A FIVE-STAR BONDVERSE MYSTERY' JANICE HALLETT\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'COMPELLING, TIMELY AND LAUGH-OUT-LOUD FUNNY' CLARE MACKINTOSH\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDismissed from MI6's Q Branch where he developed weapons and field technology, Major Boothroyd (aka 'Q') has found a new lease of life as an amateur detective in his sleepy hometown of Wickstone-on-Water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFresh from successfully solving the murder of his childhood friend, Q is now hired by the police to re-examine the unsolved murder of Lawrence Noble, a tech millionaire turned online antique dealer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhy was Noble tortured before his death? What is the significance of the circular golden object inscribed with mysterious runes found by his body?As Q investigates, danger stalks those around him, and he soon finds himself dragged into a chilling conspiracy where past and present meet in a way he could not possibly have imagined . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'SMART AND STYLISH ... WILL DELIGHT BOND AND CHRISTIE FANS ALIKE' TOM HINDLE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'PAY ATTENTION, THRILLER FANS ... HUGELY ENTERTAINING' SARAH HILARY\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57377497776503,"sku":"9781804188699","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/9781804188699.jpg?v=1786795404","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781804188699","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}