{"product_id":"ten-trails-to-tyburn-paperback","title":"Ten Trails to Tyburn - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Graeme\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e'But Pierre could never know that in death Fame was his, for his was the second corpse.'\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a well-known local vagrant nicknamed \"Peter the Hermit\" dies of seemingly natural causes, the police uncover an old Bulgarian newspaper and a beautiful bejewelled comb worth substantial money in his ramshackle hut in the Kent woods. Not long afterwards, bookseller Theodore Terhune begins receiving bizarre anonymous short stories, each subtitled 'Ten Trails to Tyburn'. Fictional and old-fashioned narratives set in France, the tales at first seem nonsensical, but Terhune discerns a pattern that suggests old Peter had led a far more interesting life than anyone guessed, and that his death might not be so natural after all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 1944 vintage crime novel back in print; the fifth book in the Theodore Terhune bibliomystery series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRUCE GRAEME (1900-1982) was a pseudonym of Graham Montague Jeffries, an author of more than 100 crime novels and a founding member of the Crime Writer's Association. He created six series sleuths, including bookseller and accidental detective Theodore Terhune, whose adventures--\u003cem\u003eSeven \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eClues in Search of a Crime (1941)\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eHouse with Crooked Walls (1942)\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eA Case for \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eSolomon (1943)\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eWork for the Hangman (1944)\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eTen Trails to Tyburn (1944)\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eA Case of \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003eBooks (1946)\u003c\/em\u003e; and \u003cem\u003eAnd a Bottle of Rum (1949)\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003e-- \u003c\/em\u003eare republished by Moonstone Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 286\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42707265585215,"sku":"9781899000340","price":27.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/d51675f0672f11c7f9fa0cadaa1cfefa.webp?v=1765043413","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/ten-trails-to-tyburn-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}