{"product_id":"the-widening-stain-9781613161715","title":"The Widening Stain","description":"\u003cp\u003eFor the staff of the library at the center of \u003cem\u003eThe Widening Stain\u003c\/em\u003e, it's easy enough to dismiss the death of a woman who fell from a rolling ladder as nothing more than an unfortunate accident. It's more difficult, however, to explain away the strangled corpse of a man found inside a locked room, surrounded by rare and obscure erotica. And that's not all--a valuable manuscript has vanished from the stacks, which means that both a killer and a thief are loose in the facility's hallowed halls. It's up to chief cataloger Gilda Gorham to solve the crimes but, unless she's careful, the next death in the library might just be her own...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA humorous and literary Golden Age mystery, \u003cem\u003eThe Widening Stain\u003c\/em\u003e is adorned with as many playful limericks as it is with bibliographic details. The book, which offers a satirical glimpse of academic life at an institution strongly resembling Cornell University, is one of the most beloved bibliomysteries (mysteries involving books) of all time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e American Mystery Classics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/04\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781613161715\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.70d","brand":"W. Bolingbroke Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36662112256156,"sku":"9781613161715","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8b9d3012-5d0d-4c65-82ac-06c42aa8c682.jpg?v=1603901099","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-widening-stain-9781613161715","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}