{"product_id":"the-murders-near-mapleton-an-anthony-bathurst-mystery-9781913054410","title":"The Murders near Mapleton: An Anthony Bathurst Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This is not suicide, gentlemen. This is murder  Cold-blooded murder  The sooner we get the police here and find Sir Eustace Vernon, the better \"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristmas Eve at Vernon House is in full swing. Sir Eustace's nearest and dearest, and the great and the good of Mapleton, are all there. But the season of comfort and joy doesn't run true to form. Before the night is out, Sir Eustace has disappeared and his butler, Purvis, lies dead, poisoned, with a threatening message in his pocket. Or is it \u003cem\u003eher \u003c\/em\u003epocket?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat same evening, Police Commissioner Sir Austin Kemble and investigator Anthony Bathurst are out for a drive. They come across an abandoned car at a railway crossing, and find a body - Sir Eustace Vernon, plus two extraordinary additions. One, a bullet hole in the back of his head. Two, a red bon-bon in his pocket with a threatening message attached.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Murders near Mapleton\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published in 1929. This new edition includes an introduction by crime fiction historian Steve Barge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6309381\"\u003eBrian Flynn\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dean Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.46d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781913054410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1913054411\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022030\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Traditional\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dean Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42662090014957,"sku":"9781913054410","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_41015c42-1e31-488d-b12c-1d9bcb306b86.jpg?v=1649378312","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-murders-near-mapleton-an-anthony-bathurst-mystery-9781913054410","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}