{"product_id":"the-undetective-paperback","title":"The Undetective - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBruce Graeme\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"It was my own fault, of course. I realized that when it was too late.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrime writer Iain Carter has recently married and is struggling to make a decent living as an author. His brother-in-law is a likable but slightly indiscreet constable, and Iain decides to use this inside knowledge to write a satirical series featuring a pompous dictatorial police superintendent. To protect his identity, Iain creates an elaborately designed pseudonym, John Ky Lowell, that can't be traced back to him. When the first book by Lowell, \u003cem\u003eThe Undetective\u003c\/em\u003e, proves to be a huge success, Iain finds he must take increasingly convoluted steps to protect his secret from the press, the police \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e the taxman. But the real trouble begins when a local bookmaker is killed, and Iain finds his mysterious alter-ego is the prime suspect.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruce Graeme (1900-1982) was a pseudonym of Graham Montague Jeffries, an author of 100 crime novels and a founding member of The Crime Writers Association. He created a number of Golden Age detectives, including bookseller and accidental detective Theodore Terhune, whose first adventure, \u003cem\u003eSeven Clues in Search of a Crime\u003c\/em\u003e, has been republished by Moonstone Press in 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It was my own fault, of course. I realized that when it was too late.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrime writer Iain Carter has recently married and is struggling to make a decent living as an author. His brother-in-law is a likeable but slightly indiscreet constable, and Iain decides to use his inside knowledge to write a satirical series featuring a pompous and dictatorial police superintendent. To protect his identity, Iain creates an elaborately designed pseudonym, John Ky. Lowell, that cannot be traced back to him. When the first book by Lowell, The Undetective, proves to be a huge success, Iain finds he must take increasingly convoluted steps to protect his secret from the press, the police and the taxman. But the real trouble begins when a local bookmaker is killed, and Iain finds his mysterious alter ego is the prime suspect.\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 Writers' Association. He created a number of Golden Age detectives, including bookseller and accidental detective Theodore Terhune, whose first adventure, Seven Clues in Search of a Crime, will be republished by Moonstone Press in early 2021.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 206\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 03, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42728259420223,"sku":"9781899000241","price":27.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/3607721933bda79e29194722561ca550.webp?v=1765117838","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-undetective-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}