{"product_id":"the-man-in-black-paperback-1","title":"The Man in Black - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLynn Shepherd\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A\u003cb\u003e grisly \u003c\/b\u003eperiod detective story.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLondon, 1850: The Dickensian streets grow darker by the day.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrivate investigator Charles Maddox is surprised when he is approached by Edward Tulkinghorn for help. The feared and shadowy attorney offers Charles a handsome price he can't refuse to do some sleuthing for a client. Charles learns that Sir Julius Cremorne has been receiving threatening letters, and now Tulkinghorn wants him to find and stop whoever is responsible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what starts as a simple, open-and-shut case swiftly escalates into something bigger and much darker. As he cascades toward a collision with powerful forces, Charles will need all the assistance he can get...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Man in Black\u003c\/i\u003e takes a classic Charles Dickens novel and plummets readers into a newly reimagined and mysterious world. Fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Confessions of Frannie Langton\u003c\/i\u003e and Stacey Halls will love this.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreviously published as \u003ci\u003eThe Solitary House.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eReaders are loving \u003ci\u003eThe Man in Black: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An intelligent and gripping post-modern crime novel. \u003cb\u003eBeautifully written and cleverly plotted.\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eLancashire Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'You'll be \u003cb\u003eguaranteed to enjoy.\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eGuardian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eThis is \u003cb\u003ea wonderful mystery\u003c\/b\u003e...It has a dark Victorian tone, and is a \u003cb\u003egripping story\u003c\/b\u003e. If you like literary historical mysteries, this is for you.' Reader Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.89 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 09, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51773911466272,"sku":"9781804360286","price":18.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/f49a98fc3b9352cffca370befb0c7f3b_aa4291ee-4f7a-4a2b-9467-e1525877cbd1.jpg?v=1780435638","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-man-in-black-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}