{"product_id":"he-shot-to-kill-book-peter-drax-9781911579571","title":"He Shot to Kill","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHis arms were hanging down, but his face was turned upwards. For the first time Johnny saw a dead man.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColonel Meroy is a prosperous pillar of the landed gentry. But his neighbours would be shocked to learn he'd started out as a London pickpocket, and still earns his income from a career in smoothly organized robbery. Now he's hit a perilous snag - his latest job means going up against the rival and ruthless Luvello gang for a fortune in gold bullion, and even risking the safety of his own son. When a river policeman is killed, Inspector Thompson of Scotland Yard is drawn into the case, and he always gets his man .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHe Shot to Kill\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in 1936, and has remained out of print until this new edition. It includes an introduction by crime fiction historian Curtis Evans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'I have the highest opinion of Peter Drax's murder stories . The secret of Peter Drax's success is his ability to make the circumstances as plausible as the characters are real' \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49565752361233,"sku":"GOR011281062","price":11.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52435271287057,"sku":"NLS9781911579571","price":16.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1911579576.jpg?v=1750726860","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/he-shot-to-kill-book-peter-drax-9781911579571","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}