{"product_id":"the-murder-on-the-enriqueta-a-golden-age-mystery-paperback","title":"The Murder on the Enriqueta: A Golden Age Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMolly Thynne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNews travels quickly and mysteriously on board ship. By the time lunch was over, the rumour began to spread that Mr. Smith's death had not been due to natural causes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe bibulous Mr Smith was no pillar of virtue. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean on the \u003cem\u003eEnriqueta\u003c\/em\u003e, he met someone he knew on board at midnight - and was strangled. Chief Inspector Shand of the Yard, a fellow traveller on the luxury liner, takes on the case, ably assisted by his friend Jasper Mellish. At first the only clue is what the steward saw: a bandaged face above a set of green pyjamas. But surely the crime can be connected to Mr Smith's former - and decidedly shady - compatriots in Buenos Aires?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Murder on the Enriqueta\u003c\/em\u003e (1929: originally called \u003cem\u003eThe Strangler\u003c\/em\u003e in the US) is a thrilling whodunit, including an heiress in peril and a jazz age nightclub among its other puzzle pieces. This new edition, the first in many decades, includes an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnless I'm much mistaken, you will find yourself unwilling\u003cbr\u003e To lay aside a yarn so crammed with situations thrilling.\u003cbr\u003e (To say nothing of a villain with a gruesome taste in killing.) -- \u003cem\u003ePunch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 222\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 05, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51796873576736,"sku":"9781911413530","price":17.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/48ec6807ab87629c9ca9ad08c3f35c8f.webp?v=1780768828","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-murder-on-the-enriqueta-a-golden-age-mystery-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}