{"product_id":"like-a-bullet-the-paperback-sleuth","title":"Like a Bullet: The Paperback Sleuth (3 of 3)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHumorous cosy-crime caper from the author of the beloved, bestselling Vinyl Detective series in which a feisty, amoral book dealer uses her unique skills to solve fiendish crimes, A love letter to Agatha Christie murder mysteries and classic whodunnits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Erik Make Loud, retired rock star and a major World War Two nut, hires Cordelia, the Paperback Sleuth, to track down a series of lurid paperbacks about his favourite global conflict—the “Commando” novels by the blatantly pseudonymous Butch Raider—it seems like a routine job. But Cordelia soon discovers the final novel in the series, the incredibly rare Commando Gold, is all but impossible to track down.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe books’ creator—real name Monty Harrington, once a promising young poet and now a depraved drunk—proves easier to find. Writing pulp war stories didn’t come naturally to Monty. Until he met someone who knew all about such stuff during a pub crawl; a genuine ex-commando who, for the price of a pint or two, was willing to provide Monty with authentic anecdotes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eToo authentic, it turns out…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause Commando Gold reveals the details of a real-life commando mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the time the mission was top secret.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd all these years later, someone is quite prepared to kill to keep it so.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52301312164153,"sku":null,"price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/0819\/3081\/files\/9781803367941.jpg?v=1776451448","url":"https:\/\/shop7stories.com\/products\/like-a-bullet-the-paperback-sleuth","provider":"Shop7Stories","version":"1.0","type":"link"}