{"product_id":"9781911413530","title":"The Murder on the Enriqueta: A Golden Age Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNews travels quickly and mysteriously on board ship. By the time lunch was over, the rumour began to spread that Mr. Smith’s death had not been due to natural causes.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bibulous Mr Smith was no pillar of virtue. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean on the \u003cem\u003eEnriqueta\u003c\/em\u003e, he met someone he knew on board at midnight – and was strangled. Chief Inspector Shand of the Yard, a fellow traveller on the luxury liner, takes on the case, ably assisted by his friend Jasper Mellish. At first the only clue is what the steward saw: a bandaged face above a set of green pyjamas. But surely the crime can be connected to Mr Smith’s former – and decidedly shady – compatriots in Buenos Aires?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Murder on the Enriqueta\u003c\/em\u003e (1929: originally called \u003cem\u003eThe Strangler\u003c\/em\u003e in the US) is a thrilling whodunit, including an heiress in peril and a jazz age nightclub among its other puzzle pieces. This new edition, the first in many decades, includes an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnless I’m much mistaken, you will find yourself unwilling\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo lay aside a yarn so crammed with situations thrilling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(To say nothing of a villain with a gruesome taste in killing.) — \u003cem\u003ePunch\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dean Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49998801338608,"sku":"9781911413530","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911413530","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}