{"product_id":"the-case-of-the-kidnapped-colonel-a-ludovic-travers-mystery-paperback","title":"The Case of the Kidnapped Colonel: A Ludovic Travers Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Bush\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe curtain had been drawn back and there was the bed. Wharton and a stranger were standing by it, and when Wharton moved to meet me, I saw on the bed the body of Penelope Craye.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"She's dead,\" I said.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWharton merely nodded.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce again, we meet our old friend Ludovic Travers--now \u003cem\u003eMajor\u003c\/em\u003e Travers, and commandant of Camp 55 in England during World War Two. Nearby lives the rather mysterious Colonel Brende--mysterious because he is in possession of certain fact relating to aerial defence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTravers's suspicions that all is not well are intensified when Penelope, the colonel's flashy secretary, is murdered. Then George Wharton appears on the scene--the Scotland Yard man who has already solved some strange mysteries. In the rush of exciting events which follow, Travers plays a major part in solving the baffling happenings. Christopher Bush, Ludovic Travers, and George Wharton--at their best \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Case of the Kidnapped Colonel\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published in 1942. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Curiosity is whetted by the aptness and neatness of his plots. . . All kinds of whys and wherefores could plainly be devised, but it would be hard to imagine any so satisfying as Mr. Bush's.\" \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Well written, supplied with good characters, its setting and military incidentals realistic . . . in short, a good specimen of detective-story fitted to war-time England.\" \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No wonder Ludovic Travers is puzzled, and so will be the reader in this amusing variety of the orthodox spy story.\" \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796789068064,"sku":"9781912574131","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f676de1d69e48ee80456e5c4f34df335.webp?v=1780767597","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-case-of-the-kidnapped-colonel-a-ludovic-travers-mystery-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}