{"product_id":"the-dutton-girl-stan-freeman-9781734438406","title":"The Dutton GIrl: A John Nolan detective novel","description":"\"A classic whodunit\" - READER VIEWS\u003cp\u003eIn January 1915, John Nolan's life could be no worse. A poorly paid private detective living in New York City in a tenement flat without water or a bathroom, he is a recent immigrant from Ireland who only wants to earn enough money to bring his fiancée over from Ireland. When the daughter of a wealthy real estate developer is kidnapped from her Manhattan apartment, the police can't find her. And when a $50,000 ransom is demanded, the girl's father fears she'll be killed if he pays - or if he doesn't. Finding her quickly is critical, so Nolan is hired. As the story proceeds, it takes in police bribery, Sing Sing prison, the Black Hand, racist stevedores on the waterfront, a biplane pursuit of the kidnapper, Matisse, German submarines, a gun battle in the Tenderloin, Enrico Caruso, and finally a deadly chase on the tracks beneath Grand Central Terminal when the identity of the person behind the kidnapping - as well as the fate of the girl - is revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eREVIEWS for THE DUTTON GIRL\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deftly entertaining . . . Certain to be an immediate and popular addition to both the personal reading list of dedicated mystery buffs and community library mystery\/suspense collections.\" - MIDWEST BOOK REVIEW\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The author does a fantastic job at intertwining historical facts through this story. . . Progresses at a steady pace, giving just the right amount of clues and action to keep you entertained . . . Interesting and believable.\" - READER VIEWS\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"(John Nolan has) the quiet, self-possessed demeanor of a star detective with an understated talent for his craft and an appealing habit for being right when others are wrong. His slow, methodical investigation is fun to witness . . . Competently crafted, with a bevy of suspicious characters and a pleasing variety of bum leads . . . However, the most compelling aspect of the book is not who took a spoiled heiress or even Nolan himself, but, rather, how rich, poor, and working-class New Yorkers lived and interacted in the World War I era.\" - MANHATTAN BOOK REVIEW\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stan Freeman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1734438401\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734438406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hampshire House Publishing Co.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/16\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.68d","brand":"Stan Freeman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800529907967,"sku":"9781734438406","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dutton-girl-stan-freeman-9781734438406","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}