{"product_id":"9780241790229-raffles-gentleman-thief","title":"Raffles, Gentleman Thief","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA selection of the best classic crime stories featuring the much-loved rogue, Raffles\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘Why should I work when I could steal? Why settle down to some humdrum uncongenial billet, when excitement, romance, danger, and a decent living were all going begging together? Of course, it’s very wrong, but we can’t all be moralists’\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDashing man about town, first-class cricketer and master burglar: Raffles is the ultimate gentleman thief. Here we find the debonair rogue cracking a jeweller’s safe on Bond Street, stealing from the nouveau riche, spiriting away a priceless pearl, outwitting the law at every turn – and, of course, bowling like a demon – all with the assistance of his plucky sidekick Bunny Manders. This new selection of Ernest Hornung’s much-loved crime stories is taken from his three Raffles collections, \u003ci\u003eThe Amateur Cracksman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Black Mask\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Thief in the Night\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56409878528374,"sku":"9780241790229","price":9.26,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_38089042_1ba13e93-5cd0-4d32-ab41-96ed2b8d75d2.jpg?v=1763688956","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780241790229-raffles-gentleman-thief","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}