{"product_id":"the-laughing-dog-an-inspector-knollis-mystery-paperback","title":"The Laughing Dog: An Inspector Knollis Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFrancis Vivian\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMadeleine Burke is prepared to swear that she was Dr. Challoner's last patient on Tuesday evening, and that he was alive and in good spirits when she bade him good night.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile holidaying in Algiers, Hugh Challoner encounters the lightning-sketch artist Aubrey Highton. Highton is desirous of finding a job back in England, and Challoner agrees to help--but then his enigmatic new friend disappears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBack in England, Dr. Challoner is strangled in his own surgery, and it is discovered that Highton is one of the last to have seen the slain man alive. Who exactly is Highton, other than a former Foreign Legionnaire? And why was a drawing of a laughing dog left in the diary just before--or just after--the unfortunate doctor's demise?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Laughing Dog\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published in 1949. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The author's pen has struck the gold with this one.\" \u003cem\u003eThe Writer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The reputation of detective and author are maintained in a swiftly moving story.\" \u003cem\u003eSheffield Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A detective story with a clever plot, good construction, and fine writing is a thing to welcome at all times. Mr. Vivian's latest adventure of Inspector Knollis is very good indeed.\" \u003cem\u003eEdinburgh Evening News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 202\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.43 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51781057315104,"sku":"9781912574353","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d244b0824e89888bf11e450da8f8d733.webp?v=1780542172","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-laughing-dog-an-inspector-knollis-mystery-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}