{"product_id":"9781504092005","title":"The Secret Vanguard (The Inspector Appleby Mysteries)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Scotland Yard detective investigates a peculiar case of murder, poetry, kidnapping, and German spies in this classic British wartime thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Insp. John Appleby is puzzled by the death of Philip Ploss. Who would want to kill such a harmless, quiet man known for writing mid-level nature poetry? . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Poetry is what Sheila Grant overhears two men discussing on a train outside Edinburgh. Their whole conversation seems absurd to her, especially after one of them misquotes the poet Swinburne. Unfortunately, her discovery quickly places her in danger . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e Meanwhile back in London, Appleby learns of a kidnapping on a train in Scotland and senses a connection to Ploss's murder. Locating Sheila will certainly lead Appleby to Ploss's killer, but only if he finds her alive . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"You'd let a cobra walk all over you before you'd put this one down to defend yourself.\" —The New Yorker\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \"Very exciting, full of most painstakingly described violent action.\" —The Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e \"For sheer excitement and picturesque melodrama The Secret Vanguard will delight everyone.\" —New Statesman\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media Mystery \u0026 Thriller","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49864146092280,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":37.18,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/8208\/6904\/files\/9781504092005-1.jpg?v=1783711527","url":"https:\/\/kinokuniya.com.au\/products\/9781504092005","provider":"Books Kinokuniya Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}