{"product_id":"the-seven-black-chessmen-paperback","title":"The Seven Black Chessmen - 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 Huntingdon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGerald William Phillips\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSchoolmaster Jack Kent is taking his holiday with rod and reel in a small village along the Welsh border, when he stumbles across the body of an elderly man sitting in a car in the middle of the road early one morning. So begins Kent's extraordinary adventure as he joins the eccentric, but brilliant, Horton Forbes in the investigation of the man's death and the curious behavior of a secretive group with malign intent. Thrown into the action, Kent gathers clues while never quite knowing who he can trust (all while attempting to aid the lovely Miss Mary Cheney as much as he can).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Seven Black Chessmen \u003c\/em\u003eis an atmospheric Holmesian pastiche, with action, deductions, and a suitably malevolent adversary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGerald William Phillips (1884-1956), writing as John Huntingdon, published his sole mystery in 1928. Phillips was an educator and a Shakespearean scholar. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.53 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 13, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47262890623225,"sku":"9781616465971","price":27.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/VmEFc6Ma449781616465971.webp?v=1768813671","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-seven-black-chessmen-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}