{"product_id":"a-telegram-from-le-touquet-9781464230554","title":"A Telegram from Le Touquet","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis rare and spirited mystery novel was first published in 1956. This edition includes an introduction by CWA Diamond Dagger and Edgar(R) Award-winning author Martin Edwards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he walked away from the phone there was a puzzled expression on Blampignon's massive countenance. He was thinking: Le Touquet again!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith some trepidation Nigel Derry approaches the country house of his enigmatic and unpredictable Aunt Gwenny for an Easter holiday visit. After a tense few days in which her guests' interactions range from awkward dinners to a knife fight, a disgruntled Aunt Gwenny departs for Europe. Receiving a telegram from Le Touquet inviting him to join Gwenny in the south of France, Nigel finds himself on a vacation cut short by murder as a cold shadow of suspicion eclipses the sunny beauty of the C?te d'Azur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Inspector Blampignon of the S?ret? Nationale, whose problems abound as the case suggests that the crime may have occurred hundreds of miles away from where the victim was discovered. Undeterred, the formidable French detective embarks on a thrilling race to discover the truth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/20\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781464230554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.68d","brand":"John Bude","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45211672936629,"sku":"9781464230554","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_f3110c4c-a903-480d-816c-ffb846cf26ca.jpg?v=1742913757","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-telegram-from-le-touquet-9781464230554","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}