{"product_id":"the-empire-club-murders-paperback-2026","title":"The Empire Club Murders | Paperback","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne illustrious club. Five notorious men. For a killer, five potential targets.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLondon, 1930. A battered body is found dumped on Craynebrook common. No name, no obvious motive, and no one missing him.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe case is given to newly promoted Detective Inspector Matthew Stannard. All the clues lead to the Empire Club, an exclusive establishment for the town's elite, and to a group of men nicknamed The Five.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThese men rule the club like kings, and allow no one to get in their way, especially a detective asking awkward questions. His superior, keen to avoid a scandal, warns Matthew to tread carefully.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTreading carefully has never been Matthew’s style. He follows the evidence and is prepared to turn over every stone at the Empire Club.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut is the town ready for what might crawl out?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"C. K. Harewood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56670915756358,"sku":"TECM-PB","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0845\/5310\/5734\/files\/v6_TECM_eBook_Cover_28_May_2026.png?v=1780752022","url":"https:\/\/ckharewood.com\/products\/the-empire-club-murders-paperback-2026","provider":"C. K. Harewood","version":"1.0","type":"link"}