{"product_id":"counsel-for-the-defence-james-ronald-9781899000920","title":"Counsel for the Defence","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'Don't waste your pity on me. I haven't had your training in expensiveness, you know.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eStories of Crime \u0026amp; Detection Volume Ten\u003c\/em\u003e contains two novellas and a short story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCounsel for the Defence\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e A London pawnbroker is murdered and the police find a diamond necklace hidden under the floorboards. Morphine addict Arnold Hemingway is implicated, but claims he was meeting an old flame Lucy Hemmerde at the time of the killing. But Lucy has vanished into thin air, and the defence counsel must turn detective to find the real killer. \u003cstrong\u003eThe Awakening of Theodore Wrenn\u003c\/strong\u003eThirty-six-year-old Theodore Wrenn leads a quiet existence working for elderly solicitors Gentry, Green and Gentry; but his life changes suddenly when his wealthy flamboyant cousin needs to recover some compromising letters. The ensuing hunt leads the diligent Wrenn on a series of adventures that bring love and danger.\u003cstrong\u003eThe Baby and the Gorilla\u003c\/strong\u003eAfter catching a local thug nicknamed 'the Gorilla', Seargent Kelly is in a reminiscent mood. \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJAMES JACK RONALD \u003c\/strong\u003e(1905-1972) was a prolific writer of pulp fiction, mystery stories and dramatic novels. Raised in Glasgow, Ronald moved to Chicago aged seventeen to 'earn his fortune', later returning to the UK to pursue a writing career. His early works were serializations and short stories syndicated in newspapers and magazines around the world. Ronald wrote under a number of pseudonyms, including Michael Crombie, Kirk Wales, Peter Gale, Mark Ellison and Kenneth Streeter among others. Several books were adapted into films, including \u003cem\u003eMurder in the Family \u003c\/em\u003e(1938), \u003cem\u003eThe Witness Vanishes \u003c\/em\u003e(1939), and \u003cem\u003eThe Suspect \u003c\/em\u003e(1944).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Ronald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1899000925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781899000920\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Moonstone Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.69d","brand":"James Ronald","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48873934258431,"sku":"9781899000920","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/counsel-for-the-defence-james-ronald-9781899000920","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}