{"product_id":"9780751582161","title":"A Plot to Kill : The notorious killing of Peter Farquhar, a story of deception and betrayal that shocked a quiet English town","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Wilson, David \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eTrue crime\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 17 June 2021 by Little, Brown Book Group (Sphere) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 288 pages\u003cbr\u003e163 x 240 x 31 | 514g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'[A] real-life Midsomer Murder ... it's chilling, but [David Wilson's] explanation of how a psychopath thinks is masterly' The TimesThe shocking story of the murder of Peter Farquhar and the churchwarden who groomed and betrayed him, from the UK's leading criminologist David WilsonTwo deaths.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThree doors apart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unsuspecting community about to realise there's a killer in their midst.  In October 2015, Peter Farquhar was found dead in his house in Maids Moreton, lying on the sofa next to a bottle of whisky. An inquest was made, and Peter's death was quickly ruled an accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut after the death of another elderly neighbour, the dreadful truth began to emerge: both victims had been groomed, seduced and mentally tortured by a young man, Benjamin Field, who had used his position of power in the community to target and exploit the elderly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe almost got away with it.  Very little shocks criminologist David Wilson, but this extraordinary case in his sleepy hometown astounded him. Wilson felt duty-bound to follow its trail, discovering how his tightknit community failed to intervene, how a psychopath went undetected for years, and how Peter unwittingly supplied the blueprint for his own murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Plot to Kill is a chilling, gripping account of a callous murder in the heart of middle England, a fight for justice, and a revealing insight into the mind of a killer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45790655840496,"sku":"9780751582161","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9780751582161.jpg?v=1713515838","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/9780751582161","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}