{"product_id":"9781480442641","title":"The Dead Letter","description":"\u003cb\u003eA love triangle turns deadly in the first full-length detective novel by an American author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Published a decade prior to Anna Katharine Green’s \u003ci\u003eThe Leavenworth Case \u003c\/i\u003e(1878), \u003ci\u003eThe Dead Letter \u003c\/i\u003econcerns the murder of Henry Moreland, whose body is found just a few steps from the home of John Argyll, Esq. Moreland was engaged to Argyll’s daughter, Eleanor, and suspicion soon falls upon the lawyer’s protégé, Richard Redfield. Desperate to clear his name, Redfield seeks the help of Mr. Burton, a famous New York City detective—but the case has more twists and turns than either of the two men could possibly imagine.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Set against the political turmoil of the Reconstruction Era, \u003ci\u003eThe Dead Letter \u003c\/i\u003eis a fascinating historical document, a pioneering work of genre fiction, and a mystery with a cleverly satisfying conclusion.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.","brand":"MysteriousPress.com\/Open Road","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144506556656,"sku":"9781480442641","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480442641_p0.jpg?v=1769894265","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480442641","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}