{"product_id":"crab-bait-a-gay-mystery-hardcover","title":"Crab Bait: A Gay Mystery - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Brennan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Brennan impresses with this atmospheric whodunit\" - Publishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A series of grisly murders disrupts Victorian London's covert gay scene in Brennan's historical thriller\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e), stirring an obsessive hunt for clues and culprits in this \"rich, dark mystery\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e) from the Lambda Literary Award-nominated author of \u003cem\u003eLOOSE LIPS\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1888, it's Ripper murders in the capital as the New World flaunts a Gilded Age. In London, best men seek solace in the gentlemen's clubs, away places catering to their every interest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSizar's\u003c\/em\u003e is a secret one, a new-club breed that lures athletic workhouse lads with the bait of a better life. But when a pledge gets dead-snagged under West Pier, a Scotland Yard detective hunts for clues.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScandals wash in, bodies mount, boys clash in jealous pursuit, death keeps things fresh and gone ones haunt as five men tell the tale of the curious case of the beautiful creature under the pier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 276\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 23, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51774188388640,"sku":"9780645555332","price":37.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/bd55ee6be839e228d4778e655d7afdc7.webp?v=1780443080","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/crab-bait-a-gay-mystery-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}