{"product_id":"like-a-bullet-9781803367941","title":"Like a Bullet","description":"\u003cb\u003eHumorous cosy-crime caper from the author of the beloved, bestselling Vinyl Detective series in which a feisty, amoral book dealer uses her unique skills to solve fiendish crimes, A love letter to Agatha Christie murder mysteries and classic whodunnits.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen rock musician and World War Two nut Erik Make Loud hires Cordelia, the Paperback Sleuth, to track down a series of rare and highly sought-after Commando novels by the blatantly pseudonymous Butch Raider, it seems like a routine job. But Cordelia soon discovers that the series - and in particular the incredibly rare \u003ci\u003eCommando Gold\u003c\/i\u003e paperback - are all but impossible to track down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe books' creator - real name Monty Hanington, once a promising young poet and now an embittered drunk - proves easier to find. And when he reveals to Cordelia that all his stories came from a real ex-commando he'd met on a pub crawl, a man who was only too happy to provide authentic colour to Monty's stories for a pint or two, she realises the tales might just be a little too authentic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor \u003ci\u003eCommando Gold\u003c\/i\u003e details a 1944 operation in Greece, in which commandos stumbled on a cache of Nazi gold and decided to bring it home with them. The operation was real, the gold is definitely real and the horde still exists - hidden away in England. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnd some people are willing to kill to get it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Titan Books (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781803367941\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs","brand":"Andrew Cartmel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45331931791541,"sku":"9781803367941","price":16.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_242e4dc2-88d9-42da-a9f8-749ed5d14670.jpg?v=1745938642","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/like-a-bullet-9781803367941","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}