{"product_id":"mystery-in-the-channel-british-library-crime-classics","title":"Mystery in the Channel (British Library Crime Classics)","description":"\u003cp\u003eMystery crime fiction written in the Golden Age of Murder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Not only is this a first-rate puzzler, but Crofts' outrage over the financial firm's betrayal of the public trust should resonate with today's readers.\" ―Booklist STARRED review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Chichester is making a routine journey across the English Channel on a pleasant afternoon in June, when the steamer's crew notice something strange. A yacht, bobbing about in the water ahead of them, appears to have been abandoned, and there is a dark red stain on the deck... Two bodies later, with no sign of a gun, there certainly is a mystery in the channel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInspector French soon discovers a world of high-powered banking, luxury yachts and international double-dealing. British and French coastal towns, harbours―and of course the Channel itself―provide an alluring backdrop to this nautical adventure, along with a cast of shady characters.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Poisoned Pen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48027703246985,"sku":"9781464206719","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/7519\/6809\/files\/9781464206719.jpg?v=1787859527","url":"https:\/\/chapterhearth.com\/products\/mystery-in-the-channel-british-library-crime-classics","provider":"Chapter \u0026 Hearth Booksellers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}