{"product_id":"death-of-a-foreign-gentleman","title":"Death of  a Foreign Gentleman","description":"\u003cp\u003eCambridge, UK, 1947.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMartin Friedrich, a German philosopher, is cycling through an intersection on his way to give a lecture when a speeding car strikes and kills him. Shortly afterwards, Detective Sergeant Stephen Minter, an Austrian-born cockney Jew, whose parents were interned during the war as enemy aliens, stands over the body of Friedrich, contemplating the age-old question - who did it?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFriedrich might be one of the finest minds of his age, but he's problematic: arrogant and a womaniser, he was also, in the 1930s, a member of the Nazi Party. As Stephen is soon to discover, there is no shortage of suspects. Friedrich was hated by almost everybody, even those who loved him. Is there any sense to his death or was it just a case of rotten, random luck? Has the universe spoken? Or are there more sinister factors at work?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"4th Estate","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45780836122658,"sku":"9781460764589","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0052\/0785\/1042\/files\/Copy-of-Book-Template-2026-06-15T145145-031.jpg?v=1781494955","url":"https:\/\/petronella.co.nz\/products\/death-of-a-foreign-gentleman","provider":"Petronella's Gallery and Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}