{"product_id":"9780712353847","title":"These Names Make Clues","description":"Author: E. C. R. Lorac\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780712353847\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: British Library Publishing\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 09 Dec 2021\u003cbr\u003ePages: \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Should detectives go to parties? Was it consistent with the dignity of the Yard? The inspector tossed for it-and went.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChief Inspector Macdonald has been invited to a treasure hunt party at the house of Graham Coombe, the celebrated publisher of \u003ci\u003eMurder by Mesmerism\u003c\/i\u003e. Despite a handful of misgivings, the inspector joins a guestlist of novelists and thriller writers disguised on the night under literary pseudonyms. The fun comes to an abrupt end, however, when 'Samuel Pepys' is found dead in the telephone room in bizarre circumstances. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmidst the confusion of too many fake names, clues, ciphers and convoluted alibis, Macdonald and his allies in the CID must unravel a truly tangled case in this metafictional masterpiece, which returns to print for the first time since its publication in 1937.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46804184170654,"sku":"ADS-9780712353847","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780712353847.jpg?v=1778207238","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780712353847","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}