{"product_id":"death-of-a-swagman-paperback","title":"Death of a Swagman - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur W. Upfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA cypher that looked like a child's game of noughts-and-crosses; a strip of hessian bag; the rhythmic clanging sound of the turning windmill suddenly breaking the silence of the night; the minister who seemed out of place as a churchman: these were some of the more puzzling aspects of the case of the murdered swagman noticed by the keen eyes of Robert Burns, alias Detective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte, alias \"Bony\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur distinctive student of violence arrives incognito at Merino, in western New South Wales, and, as a first move, provokes the local sergeant to lock him up. The method in Bony's madness is that while serving a semi-detention sentence and being made to paint the police station, he wears the best of all disguises... Here again is a first-rate Upfield mystery, made warm by humour, by the background characters and his portrayal of the natural background scene.\u003c\/em\u003e - The Age\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUpfield at his best.\u003c\/em\u003e - Adelaide News\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 23, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42742113468479,"sku":"9781925706727","price":34.54,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/edde2384b3417fa12a095e6ac4d2144a.webp?v=1765162758","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/death-of-a-swagman-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}