{"product_id":"murder-by-chance-peter-drax-9781911579557","title":"Murder by Chance: A Golden Age Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe knife with the carved sheath inlaid with silver, had been driven up to its haft between the shoulders of Captain Geoffrey Hunt.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohannis Kudorfer, master mariner, is a fraudster and a rogue. But that suits Sam Hartford just fine, because he is a scoundrel himself. When Sam devises a scheme to wreck a ship for the insurance money, Kudorfer is a key collaborator, along with a small gang of other miscreants and dupes, plus Lena the languid cigarette-smoking girl. But Sam is unaware that some of his trusted cohort are playing games of their own--games so treacherous they will end in murder. Detective-Sergeant Woods, suspicious of the con game from the start, will need to call in Chief Inspector Thompson of Scotland Yard to solve this gritty and absorbing case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMurder by Chance\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in 1936, and has remained out of print for many decades until this new edition. It includes an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A thriller of great merit ... all extremely convincing' \u003cem\u003eThe Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Recommended as a most exciting and full-blooded crime story' \u003cem\u003eMorning Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I have not for a good many months enjoyed a thriller as much as I have enjoyed \u003cem\u003eMurder by Chance\u003c\/em\u003e' \u003cem\u003eObserver\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Drax\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 191157955X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781911579557\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dean Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 238\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.50d","brand":"Peter Drax","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43978785652991,"sku":"9781911579557","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b52333ea-7bce-4f39-8f3c-4683159c1261.jpg?v=1683243017","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/murder-by-chance-peter-drax-9781911579557","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}