{"product_id":"the-case-of-the-missing-minutes-a-ludovic-travers-mystery-paperback","title":"The Case of the Missing Minutes: 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\u003eTravers looked down at the thing that sprawled. The head gave a last movement, and there was a faint sound like a tired moan. The time was eight minutes to eight.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudovic Travers is approached by his sister after tales of strange doings and horrible night shrieks in a country house called Highways. Travers makes an investigatory visit, where he finds stabbed to death the bizarre old man who was living at the house with his 10-year-old granddaughter. Among the prime suspects are the child's tutor, and a classical pianist who happens to be in the village on holiday. But airtight alibis abound, hinging on an ingenious manipulation of time. Chief Constable Major Tempest and his subordinates Inspector Carry and Sergeant Polegate are delighted to have the resourceful Travers's help in finding the murderer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Case of the Missing Minutes\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published in 1937. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Refreshingly different from that of the general run of detective novels. . .\"\u003cem\u003e--Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796945535264,"sku":"9781911579977","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f6fb8b2b02ba0a7c7a7ebf46a7397993.webp?v=1780769799","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-case-of-the-missing-minutes-a-ludovic-travers-mystery-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}