{"product_id":"the-columnist-murder-paperback","title":"The Columnist Murder - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLawrence Saunders\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCurtis Evans\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNels Lundberg, special duty fireman, started to make his rounds after the intermission on the opening night of \u003cem\u003eRebel Rose, \u003c\/em\u003eat the New Netherlands Theatre. In the men's lounge, underneath the staircase, were three telephone booths. In one of them sat a slight man with iron-gray hair. Nels waited for the man to leave, but he sat there, motionless. Finally Nels opened the door-the man toppled out, dead!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscovering a murdered man, an important newspaper critic, is just the start of Nels' night, as he finds himself carried along by a rapid-fire murder investigation. Will those long evenings reading detective novels pay off for Nels?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe husband-and-wife newspaper journalists behind 'Lawrence Saunders' (John Burton Davis and Clare Ogden Davis) infused their second mystery novel with the charm and foibles of the New York theater district. There is no reliance on a superior detective here, just the tenacity and skill of the New York City police department as they investigate the life of the deceased Tommy Twitchell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Columnist Murder\u003c\/em\u003e was published in 1931. This edition includes a bibliographic introduction by detective fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 226\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 20, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702272069695,"sku":"9781616466015","price":32.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/31b504c7e84250aa484d163f2569a62f.webp?v=1765023822","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-columnist-murder-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}