{"product_id":"terror-at-the-fair-paperback-1","title":"Terror at the Fair - 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\u003eRobert Goldsborough\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA reporter's routine assignment turns deadly when a serial killer stalks the Chicago Railroad Fair in this historical noir thriller.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's the summer of 1949, and \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e reporter Steve \"Snap\" Malek has been assigned to cover the Chicago Railroad Fair. For three months this sprawling and lavish event will draw visitors to the showcase on the city's beautiful lakefront. Malek, used to covering the gritty police headquarters, sees this assignment as the first step in being put out to pasture. But violence has a way of finding the intrepid Snap Malek, even in this least likely of locales. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA killer with a grudge against the railroad industry is striking at random, threatening to shut down the national expo with a series of bizarre murders. Before this reign of terror ends, famed filmmaker Walt Disney enters the scene with a theory about the killer, and Malek himself, bloodied and wounded, becomes a target of the madman's wrath.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRobert Goldsborough (b. 1937) is an American author best known for continuing Rex Stout's famous Nero Wolfe series. Born in Chicago, he attended Northwestern University and upon graduation went to work for the Associated Press, beginning a lifelong career in journalism that would include long periods at the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAdvertising Age\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile at the \u003ci\u003eTribune\u003c\/i\u003e, Goldsborough began writing mysteries in the voice of Rex Stout, the creator of iconic sleuths Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin. Goldsborough's first novel starring Wolfe, \u003ci\u003eMurder in E Minor\u003c\/i\u003e (1986), was met with acclaim from both critics and devoted fans, winning a Nero Award from the Wolfe Pack. Nine more Wolfe mysteries followed, including \u003ci\u003eDeath on Deadline \u003c\/i\u003e(1987) and \u003ci\u003eFade to Black\u003c\/i\u003e (1990). \u003ci\u003eThe Battered Badge\u003c\/i\u003e (2018) is his most recent novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 23, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47243526734073,"sku":"9781504078368","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/QmxqaE5mbGlYS3ExSWxSN1BEbnNmZz09_46d1094d-af2c-4e93-875e-265a85be05fd.webp?v=1768587155","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/terror-at-the-fair-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}