{"product_id":"nothing-ventured-1","title":"Nothing Ventured: 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eNothing Ventured heralds the start of a brand new series in the style of Jeffrey Archer's #1 New York Times bestselling Clifton Chronicles: introducing Detective William Warwick. But this is not a detective story, this is a story about the making of a detective . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Archer has a real gift for family sagas, and here, with Warwick, he's launching what promises to be a series just as riveting as the Clifton Chronicles.\" --Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE DAWN OF A NEW ERA\u003cbr\u003eWilliam Warwick has always wanted to be a detective and decides that, rather than become a lawyer like his influential father, he will join London's Metropolitan Police Force. And so, after university, William embarks on a career that will define his life: from his early months on the beat to his first high-stakes case as a fledgling detective in Scotland Yard's arts and antiquities squad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE END OF AN OLD REGIME\u003cbr\u003eInvestigating the theft of a priceless Rembrandt painting, William meets Beth Rainsford, a research assistant at the gallery with whom he falls hopelessly in love. But Beth has a secret--one that threatens to tear her and William apart. Meanwhile, as he follows the trail of the missing masterpiece, William comes up against an art collector and his influential lawyer, a man who knows everyone and sfears no one--and will use whatever means necessary to keep William off his client's trail. . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Archer is a master entertainer.\"\u003cbr\u003e--Time\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Raincoast","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51631911895342,"sku":"9781250621894","price":18.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0965\/1385\/1694\/files\/9781250621894.jpg?v=1768442004","url":"https:\/\/www.thebeeskneesemporium.ca\/products\/nothing-ventured-1","provider":"The Bee's Knees Books \u0026 Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}