{"product_id":"hue-and-cry","title":"Hue and Cry","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct DescriptionI Hate Him Worse Than I Hate Snails, And Worms, And Slugs, And Spiders With Hairs Down Their Legs...BrideToBe Mally Was An Unlikely Fugitive From The Police. It Only Happened Because She Became Governess To Millionaire Sir George PetersonS Little Girl, Barbara. Barbara Hated Pinko, Her FatherS SlugLike Secretary; And Mally Had To Agree. But Pinko Liked MallyHe Wanted Her; And If Pinko Wants Anything He CanT Have He Is Apt To Be Unpleasant. So When, A Few Days Later, The MogulS Priceless Diamond Was Found In MallyS Possession, The Slug Was Delighted. It Was His Chance. He Had Made A Terrible Mistake And Now He Could Blame It On Mally. After All, If She Had Stolen The Gem, They Would Believe Anything Of Her...MallyS Escape From One Dangerous Situation Leads Her Into A Lethal Criminal Conspiracy In This Classic Mystery Thriller, Originally Published In 1927. This New Edition Features An Introduction By Crime Fiction Historian Curtis Evans.When I Pick Up A Book By Patricia Wentworth I Think, Now To Enjoy MyselfAnd I Always Do. Mary Dell, Daily Mirrorabout The Authorpatricia Wentworth Was Born Dora Amy Elles In India In 1877 (Not 1878 As Has Sometimes Been Stated). She Was First Educated Privately In India, And Later At Blackheath School For Girls. Her First Husband Was George Dillon, With Whom She Had Her Only Child, A Daughter. She Also Had Two Stepsons From Her First Marriage, One Of Whom Died In The Somme During World War I. Her First Novel Was Published In 1910, But It WasnT Until The 1920S That She Embarked On Her Long Career As A Writer Of Mysteries. Her Most Famous Creation Was Miss Maud Silver, Who Appeared In 32 Novels, Though There Were A Further 33 FullLength Mysteries Not Featuring Miss SilverThe Entire Run Of These Is Now Reissued By Dean Street Press. Patricia Wentworth Died In 1961. She Is Recognized Today As One Of The PreEminent Exponents Of The Classic British Golden Age Mystery Novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dean Street Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45904414638278,"sku":"DADAX1911095919","price":11.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/9389\/1014\/files\/71yWDDk35lL.jpg?v=1780385484","url":"https:\/\/ergodemedia.com\/products\/hue-and-cry","provider":"Ergodemedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}