{"product_id":"the-law-and-the-lady-by-wilkie-collins-9781717583222","title":"The Law and the Lady","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eValeria Woodville's first act as a married woman is to sign her name in the marriage register incorrectly. This slip is followed by the gradual disclosure of a series of secrets about her husband's earlier life, each of which leads on to another set of questions and enigmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer discoveries prompt her to defy her husband's authority, to take the law into a labyrinthine maze of false clues and deceptive identities, in which the exploration of the tangled workings of the mind becomes linked to an investigation into the masquerades of femininity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eProbably the first full-length novel with a woman detective as its heroine, \u003cem\u003eThe Law and the Lady\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating example of Collins's later fiction. First published in 1875, it employs many of the techniques used in \u003cem\u003eThe Moonstone\u003c\/em\u003e, developing them in bizarre and unexpected ways. In its Gothic and fantastic elements, \u003cem\u003eThe Law and the Lady\u003c\/em\u003e adds a significant dimension to the history of detective fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to the ownership of the original work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWe hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you, it becomes an enriching experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48127457755372,"sku":"9781717583222","price":86.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781717583222-the-law-and-the-lady.jpg?v=1786004403","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-law-and-the-lady-by-wilkie-collins-9781717583222","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}