{"product_id":"death-of-an-author-paperback","title":"Death of an Author - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eE. C. R. Lorac\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eE. C. R. Lorac spins a twisting tale full of wry humor and red herrings, poking some fun at her contemporary reviewers, who long suspected the Lorac pseudonym to belong to a male author.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVivian Lestrange--celebrated author of the popular mystery novel The Charterhouse Case and total recluse--has apparently dropped off the face of the Earth. After he was reported missing by his secretary Eleanor, whom Inspector Bond suspects to be the author herself, crime and murder are afoot when Lestrange's housekeeper is also found to have disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBond and Warner of Scotland Yard set to work to investigate a murder with no body and a potentially fictional victim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith copies of the first and only edition incredibly rare today, \u003cem\u003eDeath of an Author\u003c\/em\u003e returns to print for the first time since 1935. This edition includes an introduction by CWA Diamond Dagger and Edgar(R) Award-winning author Martin Edwards.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.6 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51758956609824,"sku":"9781464216268","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e9ba0592f0b724f7b53b7eab845f1ecd.webp?v=1780139935","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/death-of-an-author-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}