{"product_id":"9781853260940","title":"Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman","description":"\u003cp\u003eGentleman thief Raffles is daring, debonair, devilishly handsome-and a first-rate cricketer. In these eight stories, the master burglar indulges his passion for cricket and crime: stealing jewels from a country house, outwitting the law, pilfering from the nouveau riche, and, of course, bowling like a demon-all with the assistance of his plucky sidekick, Bunny. Encouraged by his brother-in-law, Arthur Conan Doyle, to write a series about a public school villain, and influenced by his own experiences at Uppingham, E. W. Hornung created a unique form of crime story, where, in stealing as in sport, it is playing the game that counts, and there is always honor among thieves.  \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47054706311408,"sku":"9781853260940","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781853260940","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}