{"product_id":"cardula-and-the-locked-rooms-9781971489001","title":"Cardula and the Locked Rooms","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the dispatch box of Crippen \u0026amp; Landru, we keep a list of lost classics our readers would like to see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe've had many requests for the works of Jack Ritchie, a mystery writer from the last century, who wowed people with his imagination and prose. While many of his stories were available in Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, readers would have to find and read nine different issues to enjoy all of the exploits of Cardula. Crippen \u0026amp; Landru made that pleasure easier.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCardula is perhaps the most popular of Ritchie's series characters. If you can solve an anagram, you have a hunt on the type of person Cardula is. Ritchie never spells out the character's background explicitly, though many hints are thrown in the reader's way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe've also rounded out the book with some long-lost locked room stories by Ritchie. Our editor and introducer for this collection is Brian Skupin, who is a fan who worked with International Locked Room publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo, sit down, grab some garlic, a mirror, and a hefty stake, not the delicious kind! And enjoy the first collection of all of Cardula's stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crippen \u0026amp; Landru Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/03\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781971489001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d","brand":"Jack Ritchie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52259679895733,"sku":"9781971489001","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8e6add7a-7aa9-4a56-90c8-395199e76e33.jpg?v=1771342789","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/cardula-and-the-locked-rooms-9781971489001","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}