{"product_id":"the-golden-dagger-a-bobby-owen-mystery-paperback","title":"The Golden Dagger: A Bobby Owen Mystery - 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\u003eE. R. Punshon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Why should anyone want to pinch the dagger--except to do somebody in?\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eNo one answered this question.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eItem: one anonymous phone call reporting a murder at a historic country house - but no body is to be found. Item: one ornate antique knife, discovered in a village call-box, blood-stains on the blade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRather than identifying a corpse, Bobby Owen of the Yard has to find out who, if anyone, has actually \u003cem\u003ebeen\u003c\/em\u003e killed. Two persons, one a best-selling author, the other no-one's cup of tea, are missing but a particular kind of hat keep turning up in the case - which also involves a haunted wood, a hatchet-wielding secretary, and a curious abundance of writers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Golden Dagger\u003c\/em\u003e is the twenty-ninth novel in the Bobby Owen Mystery series, originally published in 1951. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans, and a selection of E.R. Punshon's prolific \u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e reviews of other golden age mystery fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What is distinction? ... in the works of Mr. E.R. Punshon we salute it every time.\"--Dorothy L. Sayers\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 232\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079083966603,"sku":"9781911579014","price":27.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/G_bLeUz-Vn9781911579014.webp?v=1779845505","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/the-golden-dagger-a-bobby-owen-mystery-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}