{"product_id":"the-hodgkiss-mysteries-peter-sinclair-9780645204186","title":"The Hodgkiss Mysteries: Hodgkiss and the Deadly Firedog and Other Mysteries","description":"\u003cp\u003eHodgkiss doesn't miss a trick. Three new adventures of that cranky, obnoxious, insufferable but remarkably observant and astute senior citizen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Hodgkiss' daughter, Esme, and son-in-law, Detective Inspector Donald Burke, present him with a puppy from the local pound their timing could not have been worse. There is open warfare between dog owners who exercise their pets off-leash at the local oval and the sporting groups that use it. The cause of the problem ... dog owners who don't pick up. So when Hodgkiss arrives at the oval to begin his new exercise regime he finds himself knee deep in the problem. And things come to a head when the murdered body of a senior officer of the corrupt Kanundda Council is found nearby.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo greedy young ne'er-do-wells plan to rob their step-father by stealing the passwords to his bank accounts from his computer. But their bungling attempt leaves a clear trail for Hodgkiss to follow. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Hodgkiss and his friend Pat Strong visit a local garage sale they overhear a single angry phrase muttered by a man as he was leaving. Later, when the Kanundda Council agrees to hold a display of valuable books at the local library the expert who is to provide rare books for the display disappears and later is found murderer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Sinclair\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0645204188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780645204186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Silverbird Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.45d","brand":"Peter Sinclair","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45934026227967,"sku":"9780645204186","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f7169758-5266-4af7-91f9-fa540e7fee8b.jpg?v=1721790171","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-hodgkiss-mysteries-peter-sinclair-9780645204186","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}