{"product_id":"9780692508701","title":"Death at the Excelsior: And Other Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe title story, \"Death at the Excelsior,\" introduces readers to British private detective Elliot Oaks and his more experienced boss Paul Snyder in P.G. Wodehouse's only attempt at a detective story, which he pulls off with his signature comic twists and turns. The collection also offers a selection of other classic Wodehouse tales, including those featuring the author's most famous creations -- Bertie and Jeeves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wodehouse is an anodyne to annoyances. He's a tonic for those suffering from bearable but burdensome loads of boredom, from jadedness of outlook and dinginess of soul.\" THE NEW YORKER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wodehouse is the greatest comic novelist ever.\" Douglas Adams \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"P.G. Wodehouse's comic gift was built on his brilliant capacity for repressing unpleasantness.\" THE ATLANTIC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"P.G. Wodehouse is literary Prozac...there is no surer antidote to the fantods, the blues, mean reds or damp, drizzly Novembers of the soul.\" Christopher Buckley\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sugar Skull Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009824735472,"sku":"9780692508701","price":5.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780692508701_p0.jpg?v=1763610025","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692508701","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}