{"product_id":"9780712353212","title":"Settling Scores : Sporting Mysteries","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor(s): Edwards, Martin, \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 10\/03\/2020,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 352 pages,\u003cbr\u003e Series: British Library Crime Classics, \u003cbr\u003eImprint: British Library Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Published By: British Library Publishing,\u003cbr\u003e Book Classification: British Library Crime Classics, Classic crime, \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eShort stories, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780712353212\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTalented sportsmen inexplicably go absent without leave, crafty gamblers conspire in the hope of making a killing, and personal rivalries and jealousies come to a head on fields of play... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe links between sport and fictional crime were celebrated in Ellery Queen's anthology Sporting Blood (1942), although that book also included such activities as poker, chess, and the collecting of coins and butterflies. This collection is the first major attempt in the UK to gather together short mysteries with a sporting theme.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach story features a different sport and each is written by a different author. The sports covered include golf, cricket, soccer, rugby, running, swimming, boxing, archery, rowing, tennis and squash. The classic stories in this new British Library anthology show that crime is a game for all seasons.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winstones","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35022464057497,"sku":"9780712353212","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0423\/0240\/6809\/products\/9780712353212.jpg?v=1602584839","url":"https:\/\/winstonebooks.pro\/products\/9780712353212","provider":"Winstone's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}