{"product_id":"the-willie-klump-stories-joe-archibald-9781515423140","title":"The Willie Klump Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collection of crime stories featuring Willie Klump, drawn from the pulp tradition of mid-twentieth-century American mystery fiction.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn these tightly constructed tales, Willie Klump moves through a landscape shaped by deception, ambition, and the uneasy compromises of professional survival. The stories reflect the clipped dialogue and controlled pacing characteristic of classic pulp-era crime writing, where intelligence and nerve matter more than sentiment. Archibald's approach favors narrative economy and atmosphere over spectacle, grounding the stories in human motive and consequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGathered here in a single volume, the Willie Klump stories preserve the cadence and tonal discipline of their original publication, offering readers an authentic example of American crime fiction from the magazine era.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Archibald\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 151542314X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781515423140\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Black Curtain Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.56d","brand":"Joe Archibald","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48485531386111,"sku":"9781515423140","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0572234f-d000-4979-a2d6-248eca8263a1.jpg?v=1778049944","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-willie-klump-stories-joe-archibald-9781515423140","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}