{"product_id":"the-case-of-the-three-lost-letters-a-ludovic-travers-mystery-paperback","title":"The Case of the Three Lost Letters: A Ludovic Travers Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Bush\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI liked him. When I heard of his death I was quite upset.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry Baldlow is a nervous man. An apparent invalid, he plans to emigrate for his health, yet claims to require a detective to guard his life in the interim. Ludovic Travers isn't initially convinced, but when one of his operatives turns up dead, and then Baldlow himself, he takes charge. A series of visitors were asked to call at specific times on the afternoon of Baldlow's death--was one of these the culprit? Investigating the case entails Travers reluctantly romancing a \u003cem\u003efemme fatale\u003c\/em\u003e, peeking in at the jewellery business, and exploring the murky world of show-business, before he brings the crime home to the murderer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Case of the Three Lost Letters\u003c\/em\u003e was originally published in 1954. This new edition features an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A model detective story on classical lines: an original central idea, with a complicated plot to clothe it, plenty of sound, straightforward detection by a mellowed Ludovic Travers and never a word that is not strictly relevant to the story.\" \u003cem\u003eAnthony Berkeley\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A beautifully quiet, close-knit problem in deduction very fairly presented and impeccably solved.\" \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.48 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 04, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42163238994055,"sku":"9781913527099","price":18.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/252e841011f08c727f08758dfcd0c72f.webp?v=1733295817","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-case-of-the-three-lost-letters-a-ludovic-travers-mystery-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}