{"product_id":"9781741984927","title":"Punter's Turf","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Is Peter Klein Australia's answer to Dick Francis? As with Francis, Klein knows the territory intimately with his autobiography of racing life, \u003cb\u003eA Strapper's Tale\u003c\/b\u003e, selling out within months. He turns out to be a dab hand at crime fiction, too. Klein is a natural writer. This is a cracking yarn, written in an action-packed, unpretentious style, underscored vividly by the author's detailed knowledge of the racing world.\" \u003ci\u003eTHE AGE Pick of the Week\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Punter, professional gambler and amateur private investigator, has seen his fair share of crime and shady dealings, both on the race track and off it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when the daughter of a bookmaker friend is abducted, following hot on the heels of a gruesome murder after an abduction-gone-wrong, Punter's offer of help is gladly accepted. But then, just when everything seems to be going right, a local trainer hits a run of unusual bad luck and a young jockey dies under suspicious circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of a journalist friend, Kate, Punter begins to put the pieces together, and finds himself drawn into a tangled web of underworld crimes that are much more sinister than he had anticipated...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131150090480,"sku":"9781741984927","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781741984927_p0.jpg?v=1763705053","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781741984927","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}