{"product_id":"the-body-on-the-pavement-gordon-meyrick-9781912574810","title":"The Body on the Pavement: A Golden Age Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Murder's an ugly thing!\" Detective Inspector Haig said. \"Maybe you'll not want to attend the funeral.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAs the door closed, Thelma said, \"I know one funeral I wouldn't mind attending.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a million-dollar secret in his possession, a mysterious stranger travels from Australia to London to meet violent death just before he can accomplish his mission. And it is up to Rex Haig, of Scotland Yard, to find not only the stranger's murderer but to fathom his generation-dead reason for this most bizarre of visits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRex Haig uses a minor villain as bait to catch the killers--only to be led deeper into a baffling puzzle involving beautiful heiress Joan Hamilton; Tony Miller and his jealous mistress; operators of a confidence swindle of staggering proportions; and most bizarre of all, the mad occupant of the gloomy, castle-like Towers--an old man whose passion is playing with dolls!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Body on the Pavement\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published in 1942. This new edition includes an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gordon Meyrick\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1912574810\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781912574810\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 03\/04\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.39d","brand":"Gordon Meyrick","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47759791620351,"sku":"9781912574810","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_87799853-3b6a-4f38-ab74-557aca7b82a2.jpg?v=1765512919","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-body-on-the-pavement-gordon-meyrick-9781912574810","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}