{"product_id":"death-freight-and-other-murderous-excursions-paperback","title":"Death Freight and Other Murderous Excursions - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePatrick Quentin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCurtis Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe American Magazine \u003c\/em\u003ewas a glossy, lavishly illustrated \"slick\" aimed primarily at middle class women readers, filled not only with dastardly murders, but beautiful women and handsome men living the high life, the sweet spice of romance adding to the sordid criminal proceedings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere are four clever, sophisticated mysteries from the pages of \u003cem\u003eThe American Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e written by Hugh Wheeler in the early 1950s as \"Patrick Quentin.\"\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eEach story takes the reader on a world tour of murder... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trip begins with \"Mrs. B.'s Black Sheep\" as a European Tour for Girls is quickly disrupted by theft and murder. In \"Death Freight\" a world-traveling writer bound for Zanzibar is thrown into a shipboard murder mystery involving an old flame and a pouch of stolen diamonds. \"The Scarlet Box\" takes us to Rome where an artist must solve the murder of a famous director to prove the innocence of a young woman he has grown to love. And in \"The Laughing Man,\" a San Francisco police inspector is pitted against a would-be serial killer who cackles as he kills. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 182\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47244344426745,"sku":"9781951473808","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/aUk2K0F4MmlCa1R1U3ZHc2VUMFc0Zz09.webp?v=1768591218","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/death-freight-and-other-murderous-excursions-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}