{"product_id":"9781909374638","title":"Five and a Half Tons","description":"\u003ci\u003eFive and a Half Tons\u003c\/i\u003e - not so much film noir as seaside gris. The year is 1962, and Westerby-on-Sea is slumbering through its drab off-season. Life is quiet for J.F. Springer, Private Detective - and, though he admires Philip Marlowe and Sexton Blake, quiet is pretty much how he likes it. Called in to find a missing woman, he has high hopes of solving the case and getting paid in double-quick time. But for Springer, life is never so simple. Soon he's embroiled in an affair that involves housebreaking, missing diamonds, threats to his life, an apparent suicide, and a pigeon-fancier who suspects Springer has amorous designs on his daughter. The police take an interest, first arresting Springer, then warning him off, and finally using him as bait in a trap. To further complicate Springer's life, Jim Tarbet, the local wideboy, is determined to make Springer repay a trifling debt... Like a famous predecessor, Springer tries to be taller, but all around there are too many goons and not enough brains.","brand":"Holland House Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154165186800,"sku":"9781909374638","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781909374638_p0.jpg?v=1763624105","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781909374638","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}