{"product_id":"the-prime-ministers-pencil-a-perrins-private-investigators-mystery-9781913527891","title":"The Prime Minister's Pencil: A 'Perrins, Private Investigators' Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Terrible disaster at the House of Commons.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristopher Perrin, investigator, is drawing up a confidential report for a distinguished client, when he is interrupted by Miss Millicent Rushburton, daughter of leading politician Sir Ethelred Rushburton.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiss Rushburton is trying to trace her father's secretary, Cuthbert Solway, who has vanished following a visit to a Harley Street specialist. Perrin contacts his old friend Inspector Philpott, who discovers the missing secretary dead in the grounds of Oldwick Manor. The local doctor examines the body but initially is unable to find any cause of death. Equally baffling is Sir Ethelred's dismissive attitude towards the police investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA post mortem concludes that Solway died of an exotic parasitic disease. An astounding development follows and, arguably, one of the most sensational murders in any detective novel of the Golden Age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Prime Minister's Pencil\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published in 1933. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Tony Medawar.\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 02\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913527891\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.54d","brand":"Cecil Waye","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38213879398581,"sku":"9781913527891","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_2ac201cd-2e89-44ca-9c11-764e67e58f82.jpg?v=1610443232","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-prime-ministers-pencil-a-perrins-private-investigators-mystery-9781913527891","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}