{"id":1252,"date":"2026-03-31T09:34:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T09:34:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.andybriggs.co.uk\/?page_id=1252"},"modified":"2026-05-01T18:41:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T18:41:38","slug":"sam-oman-books","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.andybriggs.co.uk\/?page_id=1252","title":{"rendered":"SAM OMAN BOOKS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;galleryId&quot;:&quot;6a4774a3ef122&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/gallery\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a4774a3f107b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a4774a3f107b\" class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-style-default wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"300\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-id=\"1259\" src=\"http:\/\/www.andybriggs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SO-banner.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1259\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.andybriggs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SO-banner.jpg 850w, http:\/\/www.andybriggs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SO-banner-300x106.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.andybriggs.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/SO-banner-768x271.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>SMOTHER YOURSELF IN COSY CRIME<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a beautiful English village, Judith Spears has settled down for an easy life of retirement. But she\u2019s bang out of luck as crime lurks around every quaint vicarage, woody glade, and leafy street\u2026 but still, life is a laugh-out-loud lark, and Judith soon realises that her past skills are exactly what is needed when it comes to fighting the bad guys\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She can only hope the wonderful DS Raymond Collins and DC Sarah Eastly don\u2019t delve too much into her own chequered past. 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