{"product_id":"he-shot-to-kill-a-golden-age-mystery-9781911579571","title":"He Shot to Kill: A Golden Age Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis arms were hanging down, but his face was turned upwards. For the first time Johnny saw a dead man.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonel Meroy is a prosperous pillar of the landed gentry. But his neighbours would be shocked to learn he'd started out as a London pickpocket, and still earns his income from a career in smoothly organized robbery. Now he's hit a perilous snag - his latest job means going up against the rival and ruthless Luvello gang for a fortune in gold bullion, and even risking the safety of his own son. When a river policeman is killed, Inspector Thompson of Scotland Yard is drawn into the case, and he always gets his man ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe Shot to Kill\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in 1936, and has remained out of print until this new edition. It includes an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I have the highest opinion of Peter Drax's murder stories ... The secret of Peter Drax's success is his ability to make the circumstances as plausible as the characters are real' \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dean Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911579571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 226\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.48d","brand":"Peter Drax","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36670404624540,"sku":"9781911579571","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8547e7d7-8982-4ba1-9adf-308772e2052e.jpg?v=1603922580","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/he-shot-to-kill-a-golden-age-mystery-9781911579571","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}