{"product_id":"tune-to-a-corpse-a-golden-age-mystery-9781911579618","title":"Tune to a Corpse: A Golden Age Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe called out, 'Abie ' The word was swallowed up in the depths of the hall. It was like a morgue.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptain Eric Macrae is down on his luck, living in a cheap London boarding house and on his wits. When chance puts a string of valuable pearls his way, he can't resist stealing them. But the pursuit of easy money is derailed first by Peggy, a neighbourhood girl who begins to suspect Macrae is up to no good. And then a well-known fence winds up dead ... enter Chief Inspector Thompson of Scotland Yard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTune to a Corpse\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in 1938, and has remained out of print until this new edition. It includes an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'London underworld life is described with colour and realism. The steps in the weakling killer's descent to Avernus are thrillingly traced.\" \u003cem\u003eSaturday Review of Literature\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I have the highest opinion of Peter Drax's murder stories ... The secret of Peter Drax's success is his ability to make the circumstances as plausible as the characters are real' \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\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911579618\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.51d","brand":"Peter Drax","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40648974008501,"sku":"9781911579618","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_07773c83-e9b0-4efe-a543-1167ef79e7a9.jpg?v=1627963110","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/tune-to-a-corpse-a-golden-age-mystery-9781911579618","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}