{"product_id":"work-for-the-hangman-9781899000326","title":"Work for the Hangman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"What I read in your hand is tragedy-a horrible tragedy that doesn't come to one in a million people.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBookseller Theodore Terhune buys the substantial library of the recently deceased James Strudgewick, a wealthy Yorkshireman who fell and drowned at a local beauty spot. Though his death was deemed accidental by the coroner, the locals remain suspicious and dislike Strudgewick's nephew and heir. But Ronald Strudgewick has a cast-iron alibi-he was 30 miles away visiting with friend Robert Shilling in Thirsk at the time of his uncle's death, and the police have already picked over his movements. But Terhune and his friend Julia have met Shilling before, and know there is a mysterious accidental death in his past too...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWork for the Hangman\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic blend of traditional detective novel with \"how-to-catch-'em\" mystery, and showcases Bruce Graeme's use of local geography and small details to build an intriguing puzzle. \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-14581339\"\u003eBruce Graeme\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Moonstone Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.54d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781899000326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1899000321\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- \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-FIC050000\"\u003eCrime\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRUCE GRAEME (1900-1982) was a pseudonym of Graham Montague Jeffries, an author of more than 100 crime novels and a founding member of the Crime Writer's Association. He created six series sleuths, including bookseller and accidental detective Theodore Terhune, whose adventures--\u003cem\u003eSeven \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eClues in Search of a Crime (1941)\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eHouse with Crooked Walls (1942)\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eA Case for \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolomon (1943)\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eWork for the Hangman (1944)\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eTen Trails to Tyburn (1944)\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eA Case of \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooks (1946)\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eAnd a Bottle of Rum (1949)\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e-- \u003c\/em\u003eare republished by Moonstone Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Moonstone Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44562926371053,"sku":"9781899000326","price":21.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_d1dfaaf0-5056-420c-a7d4-e1ca1246b5cd.jpg?v=1701838524","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/work-for-the-hangman-9781899000326","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}