{"title":"Mary Kelly","description":"\u003cp\u003eMary Kelly's works traverse the realms of \u003cem\u003eCrime \u0026amp; Thriller\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eGeneral Fiction\u003c\/em\u003e, weaving intricate narratives that explore human complexity and societal tensions. Whether unraveling mysterious deaths or delving into reflective cultural discourse, her storytelling captivates readers with sharp insight and emotional depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eExpect evocative prose and compelling characters that linger beyond the final page. From the suspense of \u003cstrong\u003eDue to a Death\u003c\/strong\u003e to the thoughtful exploration in \u003cstrong\u003eMary Kelly's Concentric Pedagogy\u003c\/strong\u003e, her books invite contemplation as much as entertainment.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-christmas-egg-by-mary-kelly-9780712353106","title":"The Christmas Egg","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA new award-winning author joins the Crime Classics series with one of her best novels. This is a mystery of international intrigue set in London at Christmas time, mixing the best parts of traditional mystery with thriller elements such as a climactic chase involving a helicopter!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Easter egg\u003c\/em\u003e. I told 'im. All white an' glittering, lovely, like ice an' frost an' stars ... An' I lost it, I lost it. I lost all of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a gloomy flat off Islington High Street, Chief Inspector Brett Nightingale and Sergeant Beddoes find an old woman dead. The Princess Olga Karukhin, who fled from Russia at the time of the Revolution, has lived in terror of being discovered ever since. Olga's grandson, Ivan, appears to have run from the scene, but is later seen returning to the flat as though oblivious to the terrible crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTaking place between 22nd and 24th December, Nightingale's enquiry takes him across London, culminating in the wrapping of the mystery on Christmas Eve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis never-before-republished novel from 1958 has a noticeably different feel to the neat puzzles and country house mysteries of crime fiction's golden age, revealing the darker side of police detection in an evocative urban setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46846036705516,"sku":"9780712353106","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16917673482441.jpg?v=1758903598"},{"product_id":"due-to-a-death-by-mary-kelly-9780712353144","title":"Due to a Death","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Her writing is moment by moment intense, and successful as such... What propels the reader through the pages is not the tug of 'who done it' nor the excitement of men with guns coming through doors, but the sheer excellence of the writing.\" \u003c\/em\u003e— H.R.F. Keating\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA car speeds down a road between miles of marshes and estuary flats, its passenger a young woman named Agnes, fresh from a discovery that has turned her world upside down. Meanwhile, the news of a body found on the marsh is spreading around the local area, with panic following in its wake.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA masterpiece of suspense, Mary Kelly's 1962 novel follows Agnes as she casts her mind back through the past few days to find the links between her husband, his friends, a mysterious stranger new to the village, and a case of unexplained death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGripping, intelligent, and affecting, \u003cem\u003eDue to a Death\u003c\/em\u003e was nominated for the Gold Dagger Award and showcases the author's versatility and willingness to push the boundaries of the mystery genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072501989612,"sku":"9780712353144","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16918053482441.jpg?v=1765113745"},{"product_id":"the-spoilt-kill-by-mary-kelly-9780712353366","title":"The Spoilt Kill","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStaffordshire in the 1950s. Within the clay tanks at the pottery company Shentall's, a body has been found. Amid cries of industrial espionage and sabotage of this leader of the pottery industry, there is a case of bitter murder to solve for Inspector Hedley Nicholson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Spoilt Kill\u003c\/em\u003e by Mary Kelly won the CWA Gold Dagger Award in 1961 for its impeccable sense of place and detail, and for the emotional weight of its central crime. The novel is part of a shift from the cosiness of crime novels before to mysteries characterised by their psychological interest and affecting realism. 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Her description of a feminist practice of concentric pedagogy, centred on the artwork rather than the mastery of the teacher, radically changed teaching practice in art studios.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDetailing Kelly’s innovative pedagogical programme, the essays are split into three sections: \u003cem\u003eThe Method\u003c\/em\u003e, which focuses on Kelly’s renowned method of “ethical observation” within studio critique; \u003cem\u003eThe Project\u003c\/em\u003e, which explores her notion of what constitutes an artistic project; and \u003cem\u003eProject and Method in the Field\u003c\/em\u003e which presents, for the first time, a transcription of \u003cem\u003eOn the Passage of a Few People through a Rather Brief Period of Time\u003c\/em\u003e, a performative colloquy commissioned by the Tate Modern and moderated by Kelly in 2015. 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It is essential reading for students and teachers of art and design studio practice, art history and theory, contemporary, and feminist art.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596897403116,"sku":"9781350352438","price":58.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350352438-mary-kelly-s-concentric-pedagogy.jpg?v=1777944298"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/collections\/mary-kelly.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}