{"product_id":"9781409138044-the-glass-key","title":"The Glass Key","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCorruption, murder, beauty and innocence . '\u003cb\u003eGreat crime fiction started with Hammett' James Ellroy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCorruption, murder, beauty and innocence . '\u003cb\u003eGreat crime fiction started with Hammett' James Ellroy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Not just the first of the tough school of crime-writing but the best' THE TIMES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNed Beaumont is a tall, thin, moustache-wearing, TB-ridden, drinking, gambling, hanger-on to the political boss of a corrupt Eastern city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNevertheless, like every Hammett hero (and like Hammett himself), he has an unbreakable, if idiosyncratic, moral code. Ned's boss wants to better himself with a thoroughbred senator's daughter; but does he want it badly enough to commit murder? If he's innocent, who wants him in the frame? Beaumont must find out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40944081010785,"sku":"9781409138044","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_8130675_jpg.jpg?v=1705334138","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781409138044-the-glass-key","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}