{"product_id":"9781911579625","title":"Tune to a Corpse: A Golden Age Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe called out, ‘Abie!’ The word was swallowed up in the depths of the hall. It was like a morgue.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaptain Eric Macrae is down on his luck, living in a cheap London boarding house and on his wits. When chance puts a string of valuable pearls his way, he can’t resist stealing them. But the pursuit of easy money is derailed first by Peggy, a neighbourhood girl who begins to suspect Macrae is up to no good. And then a well-known fence winds up dead … enter Chief Inspector Thompson of Scotland Yard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTune to a Corpse\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in 1938, 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‘London underworld life is described with colour and realism. The steps in the weakling killer’s descent to Avernus are thrillingly traced.” \u003cem\u003eSaturday Review of Literature\u003c\/em\u003e\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":47137109541104,"sku":"9781911579625","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781911579625_p0.jpg?v=1763630989","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781911579625","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}