{"product_id":"the-click-of-the-gate-a-golden-age-mystery-paperback","title":"The Click of the Gate: A Golden Age Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlice Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClare-her Clare-was gone.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMystery in Paris! A disappearance as surprising and baffling as if it had been done by magic. A young girl, barely fifteen, beautiful yet shy and under constant protection, disappears in the one moment that is offered. Between the click of a garden gate and the opening of a door. Fifteen seconds! The quiet dispatch of the affair was its most appalling feature. No struggle, no outcry. She had vanished into the thin air with a finality that shocked and puzzled. As the story unfolds a note of sinister intrigue enters in and violence heightens the plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharnwood, the Englishman who loves the girl's mother, works in the dark, as do the Paris police. But the key to the solution lies close to all the characters in the story. This is a fascinating tale of disappearance, murder and adventure-a thriller even for calloused students of crime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Click of the Gate\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published in 1932. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"She could not be unexciting if she tried\" \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 252\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.57 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718399266879,"sku":"9781915014924","price":23.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/326937d00791b0b95988a14031927b81.webp?v=1765081790","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-click-of-the-gate-a-golden-age-mystery-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}