{"product_id":"the-case-of-the-three-lost-letters-a-ludovic-travers-mystery-9781913527099","title":"The Case of the Three Lost Letters: A Ludovic Travers Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI liked him. When I heard of his death I was quite upset.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry Baldlow is a nervous man. An apparent invalid, he plans to emigrate for his health, yet claims to require a detective to guard his life in the interim. Ludovic Travers isn't initially convinced, but when one of his operatives turns up dead, and then Baldlow himself, he takes charge. A series of visitors were asked to call at specific times on the afternoon of Baldlow's death--was one of these the culprit? Investigating the case entails Travers reluctantly romancing a \u003cem\u003efemme fatale\u003c\/em\u003e, peeking in at the jewellery business, and exploring the murky world of show-business, before he brings the crime home to the murderer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Case of the Three Lost Letters\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published in 1954. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A model detective story on classical lines: an original central idea, with a complicated plot to clothe it, plenty of sound, straightforward detection by a mellowed Ludovic Travers and never a word that is not strictly relevant to the story.\" \u003cem\u003eAnthony Berkeley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A beautifully quiet, close-knit problem in deduction very fairly presented and impeccably solved.\" \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\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913527099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.46lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.48d","brand":"Christopher Bush","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36670562697372,"sku":"9781913527099","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_35e1f7a5-1263-44de-ac79-30f5c974e489.jpg?v=1603923011","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-case-of-the-three-lost-letters-a-ludovic-travers-mystery-9781913527099","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}