{"product_id":"the-battling-prophet-paperback","title":"The Battling Prophet - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eArthur W. Upfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective-Inspector Napoleon Bonaparte is on leave, staying with an old friend near Adelaide. Ben Wickham, a meteorologist whose uncannily accurate weather forecasts had helped farmers all over Australia, lived nearby. Ben died after a three-week drinking binge and a doctor certified death as due to delirium tremens - but Bony's host insists that whatever Ben died of it wasn't alcohol...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is an unusual crime story for Upfield, but, revealing the vast range of his interests, it is one of the better ones ... Constable Alice McGorr returns and is at her strongest and most profane best ... she is extraordinary, and should be appreciated as one of his major creations.\u003c\/em\u003e - from \u003cem\u003eThe Spirit of Australia\u003c\/em\u003e by Ray Brown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBony - a unique figure among top-flight detectives\u003c\/em\u003e - BBC\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 20, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163063423111,"sku":"9781922384218","price":28.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/f34435efd28c03a1bf5daf964e6dca55.webp?v=1733294392","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-battling-prophet-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}