{"product_id":"9781911579588","title":"He Shot to Kill: A Golden Age Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis arms were hanging down, but his face was turned upwards. For the first time Johnny saw a dead man.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonel Meroy is a prosperous pillar of the landed gentry. But his neighbours would be shocked to learn he’d started out as a London pickpocket, and still earns his income from a career in smoothly organized robbery. Now he’s hit a perilous snag – his latest job means going up against the rival and ruthless Luvello gang for a fortune in gold bullion, and even risking the safety of his own son. When a river policeman is killed, Inspector Thompson of Scotland Yard is drawn into the case, and he always gets his man …\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe Shot to Kill\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in 1936, and has remained out of print until this new edition. It includes an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘I have the highest opinion of Peter Drax’s murder stories … The secret of Peter Drax’s success is his ability to make the circumstances as plausible as the characters are real’ \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dean Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137184219376,"sku":"9781911579588","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781911579588_p0.jpg?v=1763631038","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911579588","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}