{"product_id":"the-dark-circle-volume-21-paperback-1","title":"The Dark Circle: Volume 21 - 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\u003eJohn Creasey\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBritish sleuth Patrick Dawlish has his doubts when a case takes him into the dark side of spiritualism in this entrancing Golden Age mystery.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Writer and psychic Charles Horden has no problem attracting the women of London. They seem to throw themselves--and their money--at him, leaving a trail of indignant husbands behind them. Patrick Dawlish's wife hasn't fallen prey to his charms, but she does believe that Horden is in danger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e That's how Dawlish gets drawn into the strangest investigation of his crime-solving career. While harboring Horden at his home, Dawlish quickly learns that jealous spouses are the least of his worries. Nothing is beyond those pursuing Horden--even murder. Someone is using the medium's powers to prey upon others, and it isn't the psychic himself. Dawlish may not believe in the otherworldly, but he's very familiar with the avarice and evil that exist in the here and now . . .\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Creasey, born in 1908, was a paramount English crime and science fiction writer who used myriad pseudonyms for more than six hundred novels. He founded the UK Crime Writers' Association in 1953. In 1962, his book \u003ci\u003eGideon's Fire\u003c\/i\u003e received the Edgar Award for Best Novel from the Mystery Writers of America. Many of the characters featured in Creasey's titles became popular, including George Gideon of Scotland Yard, who was the basis for a subsequent television series and film. Creasey died in Salisbury, UK, in 1973.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\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 June 03, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47264598098169,"sku":"9781504098649","price":25.33,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/3UkfZsBJ8x9781504098649_09b7eeff-95a5-4870-8eab-27f593ca5c12.webp?v=1768832674","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-dark-circle-volume-21-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}