{"product_id":"2940012818843","title":"THE GLOVED HAND (A MURDER MYSTERY)","description":"THE GLOVED HAND...IS ONE OF STEVENSON'S CONTRIBUTIONS TO DETECTIVE LITERATURE.  MEET JIM GODFREY...URBANE, SHREWD, LEVEL-HEADED REPORTER, WHO ATTACK EACH NEW MYSTERY AS EAGERLY AS IF IT WERE HIS FIRST!\u003cbr\u003eWHAT ABSORBING SECRETS DOES OUR AUTHEOR HAVE FOR HIM GODFREY?  210 PAGES IN PRINT! A REALLY GOOD READ!\u003cbr\u003eMeet Godfrey, who is a former police detective who is now a newspaper reporter who specializes in crime. He is the brilliant investigator similar to Sherlock Holmes. Lester, his partner is a lawyer who is the narrator of the books who lacks Godfrey's brilliance. \u003cbr\u003eIn this novel, set in the Bronx, Godfrey invites Lester to relax in the house he has rented in the country. Godfrey shows Lester a nightly event that takes place in the estate beside his house, this event being a star that falls from the sky as two men, dressed in robes, stand on the top of the house with their arms in the air. The estate is owned by a wealthy American named Vaughan, who has brought from Paris a pair of Hindoo mystics. The primary mystic is a Portugese named Sylva. Vaughan is found dead. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the novel unfolds, Godfrey and Lester, with the help of Detective Simmonds of the NY police, investigate the murder while dealing with Vaughan's daughter, who seems to be the object of Sylva's affection. \u003cbr\u003eThe novel includes a Hindoo Thugee, who owns a cobra, and Miss Vaughan's lover, Swain, a wealthy young man who turns out to have lost his money. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGodfrey and Lester solve the case by means of a careful investigation the requires that they interpret the behavior and values of a religion and culture both are unfamiliar with.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTry another good mystery novel offered by TLC BOOKS!  Just click on the name \"TLC BOOKS\" at the top of the page, next to the title, or write \"\" at the search box …TLC BOOKS …you will be taken to our main page, where you will be able to peruse all the titles…many are Christian and Wholesome titles.","brand":"TLC BOOKS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157592162544,"sku":"2940012818843","price":1.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012818843_p0.jpg?v=1763572642","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012818843","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}