{"product_id":"9781529065589","title":"That Dark Spring : A True Story of Death and Desire in 1920s Provence","description":"\u003cp\u003e`I couldn't stop reading it . . . a classic of true crime' Lissa Evans, author of Small Bomb at Dimperley`A fascinating true crime case study . . . deeply moving' The TimesA gripping, explosive murder mystery by acclaimed true crime writer Susannah Stapleton.   In April 1929, the body of British artist Olive Branson was found submerged in a water tank outside her farmhouse in a picturesque Provence village. Dressed only in a pink shirt and stockings, she had a bullet hole between her eyes and a revolver by her side.   Was it suicide - or murder?The initial investigation concluded suicide, but under pressure from Olive's family to conduct a murder enquiry, city detective Alexandre Guibbal was brought in to reopen the case.   Examining never-before-seen evidence, acclaimed true crime writer Susannah Stapleton builds a vivid and absorbing picture of an unconventional life and a violent death, and an investigation that shines a bright light on a village simmering with resentments and dangerous rivalries . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Bookmonger","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":59257992577358,"sku":"9781529065589","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0874\/5795\/6174\/files\/9781529065589.jpg?v=1774552324","url":"https:\/\/thebookmongerbearsden.co.uk\/products\/9781529065589","provider":"The Bookmonger","version":"1.0","type":"link"}