{"product_id":"the-case-of-the-russian-cross-a-ludovic-travers-mystery-9781913527198","title":"The Case of the Russian Cross: A Ludovic Travers Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThat happened to be the last that either of us actually saw of Alysia Rimmell--alive.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLudovic Travers, associate of Scotland Yard, and the director of his own detective agency, is brought into a new case, and finds something very much wrong with an attempt at blackmail, an unsolved theft, and a murder . . . they all seem to link up. The more he studies them the more he is convinced that the diamonds from an elaborate pendant Russian Cross are the root of the whole business, not the pornographic pictures also mixed up in it. By the time the whole diabolical mystery has unravelled, the reader will agree that the novel, the author's fiftieth Ludovic Travers mystery, is as intriguing and entertaining as ever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Case of the Russian Cross\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published in 1957. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Freshness both of plot and writing.\" \u003cem\u003eAnthony Berkeley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Travers continues to be a wholly satisfying creation.\" \u003cem\u003eAlan Hunter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A pretty puzzle.\" \u003cem\u003eNew York 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\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913527198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.08w x 0.48d","brand":"Christopher Bush","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36670563156124,"sku":"9781913527198","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1a34c53c-654e-40ff-afd4-58fc4599baee.jpg?v=1603923012","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-case-of-the-russian-cross-a-ludovic-travers-mystery-9781913527198","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}