{"product_id":"a-clue-to-the-copper-richard-howells-watkins-9781618278869","title":"A Clue to the Copper: The Complete Cases of Silver Skull","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoderick Hayle-once a decorated Air Service captain, once a condemned killer-lives again as Silver Skull: a haunted avenger with a silver plate in his skull and a single mission to undo the crimes his darker self once enabled. In \u003cem\u003eA Clue to the Copper, \u003c\/em\u003eRichard Howells Watkins delivers a relentless, hardboiled noir of high-flying escapes, brutal underworld cleanups, and a hunt for the unseen mastermind known only as the Copper. From ruined airfields and storm-lashed islands to smoky tenements and shotgun-studded streets, Silver Skull tracks crooked pawnbrokers, corrupt fences, and the lethal Fingy Catlin-each clue dragging him closer to a voice on the telephone that owns a city's crime. Brilliantly paced and crackling with pulp-era atmosphere, Watkins blends aerial adventure, forensic cunning, and gritty detective work into a crime thriller that reads like a lost classic of pulp noir. For readers of classic mystery, noir detective fiction, and vintage crime thrillers, \u003cem\u003eA Clue to the Copper\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read: a taut, atmospheric mystery series that restores honor to a broken man and delivers payback to the underworld.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Howells Watkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 161827886X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781618278869\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Popular Publications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Richard Howells Watkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48066787508479,"sku":"9781618278869","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2dfe964e-6830-4693-9fbc-05d080358beb.jpg?v=1768680512","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-clue-to-the-copper-richard-howells-watkins-9781618278869","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}