{"product_id":"the-complete-cases-of-the-dean-volume-2-paperback","title":"The Complete Cases of The Dean, Volume 2 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMerle Constiner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Fleming Gould\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Dean returns-smarter, slipperier, and twice as charming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart-time detective and consummate con man Dean Wardlow Rock makes his living as a faux fortune teller-his business card boldly promising pedomancy: \"Fortunes Devined from the Soles of Your Feet.\" The fortune-teller act is a sales trick; the eccentric, archaic-word-dropping \"living encyclopedia\" is a mask. Underneath it all is a man who reads people as easily as he reads soles, using guile, showmanship, and a keen reporter's instinct to unmask thieves, blackmailers, jilted lovers-and killers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn\u003cem\u003e The Complete Cases of The Dean, Volume 2, \u003c\/em\u003e Merle Constiner's slyest sleuth returns in another set of twisty, hard-boiled yarns from the pages of \u003cem\u003eDime Detective. \u003c\/em\u003eThese stories pair pulp-era snap with crafty con-man brilliance: clever plots, sharp dialogue, and the kind of cunning that only a professional trickster can bring to justice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe'll tell your fortune. He'll solve your murder. Just don't believe everything he says.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.72 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 02, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061023850635,"sku":"9781618278685","price":58.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/A2t3jZ5-Ve9781618278685.webp?v=1779601637","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-complete-cases-of-the-dean-volume-2-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}