{"product_id":"rim-of-the-pit-9781613164648","title":"Rim of the Pit","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"I came here to make a dead man change his mind.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins a creepy and unusual mystery celebrated to this day as one of the greatest \"impossible crime\" novels of all time. When a family's promise to protect the beloved pine grove of their dead father creates a financial strain, a seance is suggested to summon the ghost of the late logger and ask its permission. A mixed group of skeptics and believers convene at a snow-bound lodge to call the spirit with a group that includes a gambler, a businessman, a clairvoyant, a professor, and a refugee, among others. With so many diverse interests at the table, the tensions run high -- but when one of the participants ends up dead, there is reason to suspect that a nefarious spirit is to blame. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe body is discovered in a locked room, impenetrable from the outside -- just one of many bizarre and inexplicable circumstances surrounding the scene of the crime. There is also the trail of footprints in the snow, beginning and ending amid a field of untouched powder; another on the roof, with the tracks leading for a short distance before vanishing into nothingness; and, there are fingerprints on a gun suspended at an unreachable height...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSupernatural undertones and eerie atmosphere clear away in the third act to present a logical conclusion to the case, teasing out the clues and murder methods that unscrupulous readers may have missed. With its off-beat exposition, puzzling plot and exceptional prose, \u003cem\u003eRim of the Pit\u003c\/em\u003e is a cult classic of the Golden Age era deserving of a wide audience today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Mystery Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781613164648\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.89lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.31h x 5.64w x 0.76d","brand":"Hake Talbot","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52284316057781,"sku":"9781613164648","price":22.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_ade2e3fb-b83f-420a-af94-5aefba7b68ec.jpg?v=1771990615","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/rim-of-the-pit-9781613164648","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}