{"product_id":"9781911095804","title":"The Milliner's Hat Mystery: An Inspector Richardson Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e“What are you looking for, sir?” he said.\u003cbr\u003e “Bloodstains.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Scotland Yard is concerned with the murderer, or murderers, of the mysterious Bernard Pitt. The dead man is discovered with a false identity, courtesy of the many forged papers and documents found with him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe trail leads to France, where we discover why a French milliner chose to ride in a laundry basket, why the two American men are so interested in their wives’ hat trimmings, and why it is so difficult for the French police to touch a criminal with high political connections. But Richardson discovers that the murder of Bernard Pitt was only an incident in the diabolical plot linking a network of criminals on both sides of the Channel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Milliner’s Hat Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e, a novel which inspired Ian Fleming, was first published in 1937. This new edition, the first for many decades, includes an introduction by crime novelist Martin Edwards, author of acclaimed genre history \u003ci\u003eThe Golden Age of Murder\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sir Basil Thomson is a past-master in the mysteries of Scotland Yard.” \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dean Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137464418544,"sku":"9781911095804","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781911095804_p0.jpg?v=1763628963","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911095804","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}