{"product_id":"9781504092302","title":"Operation Pax","description":"Author: Michael Innes\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781504092302\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Open Road Integrated Media\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 28 Aug 2024\u003cbr\u003ePages: 370 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this chilling classic British mystery thriller, a Scotland Yard inspector and his sister search for her missing fiance in a city of vanishing people.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Petty con man Alfred Routh thinks a place like Milton Manor outside Oxford will have something nice to steal. When he learns what is inside, however, he is desperate to steal away with his life...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, Sir John Appleby from Scotland Yard is headed to Oxford to help his sister Jane. Her fiance, a war hero and promising academic, has gone missing and many are concerned for his safety. But he's not the only recent disappearance in the area.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As Appleby's investigation begins, things only get more bizarre. The trail of clues leads him and Jane through the city of Oxford to the grounds of Milton Manor and the terrifying secrets within...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginally published as \u003ci\u003eThe Paper Thunderbolt\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Praise for Michael Innes and Inspector Appleby\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"The author's ingenuity and wit are seemingly endless.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Daily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Altogether a brilliant piece of work.\" -\u003ci\u003eBirmingham Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Innes is in a class by himself when it comes to detective fiction.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47919662071966,"sku":"ING-9781504092302","price":47.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781504092302.jpg?v=1782814370","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781504092302","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}