{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-marius-pegomas-pierre-yrondy-9781612276229","title":"The Adventures of Marius Pegomas, Marseille Detective","description":"\u003cp\u003ePierre Yrondy, the author of The Adventures of Th r se Arnaud of the French Secret Service, penned those of Marius P gomas, Marseille Detective, serialized in 35 installments published in 1936. Six of these are being translated here for the first time.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Marius P gomas is one of the first \"regional detectives\" and, physically, bears some resemblance to Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. He is a portly, yet remarkably fit, crime-solver whose talents prove invaluable to local Police Commissioner Santelli. In this collection, with the help of hisfianc e, the pretty Flora Minuscule, Marius P gomas tackles to the villainous Gangsters of La Joliette, an Opium-dealing ring and a female child trafficker nicknamed the \"Ogress\" of the Canebi re.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Yrondy's style is characterized by staccato-delivered sentences, sprinkled with local slang, which give the stories a sense of immediacy and realism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Pierre Yrondy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612276229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612276229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hollywood Comics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.65d","brand":"Pierre Yrondy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46807012376831,"sku":"9781612276229","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c6a7b528-e1cc-42fc-ad5d-b8ad11f1bac0.jpg?v=1745378310","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-adventures-of-marius-pegomas-pierre-yrondy-9781612276229","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}