{"product_id":"deadly-episode-a","title":"Deadly Episode, A","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Word is Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book in the Hawthorne series, is being made into a major feature film.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe actors have been cast, the script written, and filming has already started in Hastings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBut when Hawthorne and Anthony visit the set, they find a far from happy family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe director’s pretentious, the screenwriter’s an eco-warrior, the two stars hate each other, and the producer has run out of money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd things are about to get much, much worse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the middle of shooting, the actor playing Hawthorne is stabbed – which leaves the real Hawthorne with no choice. He has to step in and investigate his own murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the killer may not have got the right man. Was it Hawthorne himself who was meant to be the target?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA Deadly Episode is a wild ride through a world that the author knows only too well, and the most personal case Hawthorne has had to deal with so far.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45261188005922,"sku":"9781529904338","price":38.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/0785\/1042\/files\/Copy-of-Book-Template-2026-04-21T143704-908.jpg?v=1776739102","url":"https:\/\/petronella.co.nz\/products\/deadly-episode-a","provider":"Petronella's Gallery and Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}