{"product_id":"9781473379732","title":"The Vanishing Man","description":"This early work by Richard Austin Freeman was originally published in 1911 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introduction. 'The Vanishing Man' is one of Freeman's novels of crime and mystery. The first story featuring his well-known protagonist Dr. Thorndyke – a medico-legal forensic investigator – was published in 1907, and although Freeman's early works were seen as simple homages to his contemporary, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, he quickly developed his own style: The 'inverted detective story', in which the identity of the criminal is shown from the beginning, and the story then describes the detective's attempt to solve the mystery.","brand":"Read Books Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141628281072,"sku":"9781473379732","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781473379732_p0.jpg?v=1763601227","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781473379732","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}