{"product_id":"9781925498400","title":"Madame Midas: Text Classics","description":"Author: Hume, Fergus\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925498400\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 30 Jan 2017\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet in Ballarat and Melbourne during the gold rush era, \u003ci\u003eMadame Midas\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping tale of greed, romance and intrigue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'She had turned everything she touched into gold, and though it brought her no happiness, yet it was the cause of happiness to others.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharming, intelligent and forthright, the remarkable \u003ci\u003eMadame Midas\u003c\/i\u003e makes her fortune on the goldfields of Ballarat - and becomes the target of the villainous ex-convict Gaston Vandeloup, a charismatic Frenchman who soon makes himself indispensable to her mining operations. A companion piece to \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of a Hansom Cab\u003c\/i\u003e, Fergus Hume's second novel is both a tightly plotted murder mystery and an insight into the heady days of the Golden City and Marvellous Melbourne.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48171392794782,"sku":"UBD-9781925498400","price":14.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925498400.jpg?v=1787220135","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925498400","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}