{"product_id":"9780008337278","title":"The Mystery Of The Skeleton Key [100th Anniversary Edition]","description":"Author: Bernard Capes\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008337278\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Jul 2019\u003cbr\u003ePages: 224\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Skeleton Key (1919) was the first detective novel published by Collins, ushering in the Golden Age, the Crime Club, and 100 years of remarkable crime fiction that would follow.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA body is discovered after a shooting party in the grounds of a country house in Hampshire. The police are called in, and a clever young detective, Sergeant Ridgway, begins to unravel a much more complicated and brutal case of murder than was first suspected. But has he met his match with Le Sage, a chess-playing Baron, who is convinced that the answers lie not in Hampshire but in Paris?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter 20 years of writing in various genres, \u003cem\u003eThe Skeleton Key\u003c\/em\u003e was Bernard Capes’ crowning achievement, as he died shortly after completing the book. Introduced by Hugh Lamb, whose anthology \u003cem\u003eThe Black Reaper\u003c\/em\u003e resurrected Capes’ reputation as one of the best horror writers of his generation, the book also includes its original tribute to Capes by G. K. Chesterton, author of the Father Brown mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Print on demand - Ships in 1 to 3 months","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47240307605662,"sku":"HPC-9780008337278","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780008337278.jpg?v=1780359972","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780008337278","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}