{"product_id":"a-gentleman-called-9781480460423","title":"A Gentleman Called","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn Grand Master of crime fiction Dorothy Salisbury Davis's second Mrs. Norris novel, which the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e hailed as \"tensely perplexing,\" the crime-solving Scottish housekeeper helps crack the case of a serial lady-killer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As housekeeper to James Jarvis's recently deceased father, a retired major general of the US Army, Mrs. Norris has raised Jimmie since boyhood. Now the Wall Street lawyer faces a challenging case. The son of one of the firm's old blue-blood clients has been slapped with a paternity suit. But Teddy Adkins swears he never slept with the woman.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, Mrs. Norris is miffed when her gentleman friend Jasper Tully, the widowed chief investigator for the Manhattan DA's office, cancels one dinner date after another because a real estate magnate has been found strangled in the bedroom of her Upper East Side apartment. Jewelry was stolen, but there are no signs of a break-in. Tully's investigation turns up a trail of strangulations that extends all the way to the Midwest. As Mrs. Norris pursues her own unorthodox investigation, she uncovers a shocking link between the cases that threatens her very life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Gentleman Called\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award, is the second novel in Dorothy Salisbury Davis's Mrs. Norris Mysteries, which also include \u003ci\u003eDeath of an Old Sinner\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Old Sinners Never Die\u003c\/i\u003e, and \"Mrs. Norris Observes,\" a short story in the collection \u003ci\u003eTales for a Stormy Night\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Gentleman Called \u003c\/i\u003eis the 2nd book in the Mrs. Norris Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media Mystery \u0026amp; Thri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480460423\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.61d","brand":"Dorothy Salisbury Davis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38013831643317,"sku":"9781480460423","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0d407d86-4ea8-4a69-8232-b4b910165ed2.jpg?v=1609143658","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-gentleman-called-9781480460423","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}