{"product_id":"booking-in-jack-batten-9781459736917","title":"Booking in: A Crang Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eMystery-solving criminal lawyer Crang returns to investigate the disappearance of two rare books.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fletcher Marshall is a Toronto antiquarian book dealer, internationally respected in the business. One night, someone blows the safe in his office and makes off with the contents, which include an infamous forged first edition of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's \u003ci\u003eSonnets from the Portuguese\u003c\/i\u003e that is in itself a collector's item. Fletcher, who was still in the process of verifying the book, doesn't even know whether it was the real thing or a clever forgery (of a forgery). But rather than summon the cops to investigate the theft, he turns to his pal Crang, the nervy criminal lawyer, hoping he can retrieve the books before their owner gets wind of the crime. The owner happens to be the richest woman in Canada and a tough cookie who could ruin Fletcher's career.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrang gets on the hunt, learning much about the trade in musty books and the lucrative business it makes for forgers. Just as he seems to be getting close to answers, a shocking development makes things much more complicated -- and much more dangerous.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Batten\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459736915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459736917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/12\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2017 pg. 34\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/30\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2017","brand":"Jack Batten","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44130564636927,"sku":"9781459736917","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8c5bac12-b61f-484e-95c8-a9f4eb7f5324.jpg?v=1687470056","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/booking-in-jack-batten-9781459736917","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}