{"product_id":"9780857304391","title":"American Sherlocks","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSherlock Holmes is the most famous of all fictional detectives but, across the Atlantic, he had plenty of rivals.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSherlock Holmes is the most famous of all fictional detectives but, across the Atlantic, he had plenty of rivals.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1890 and 1920, American writers created dozens and dozens of crime-solvers. In this thrilling, unusual anthology, editor Nick Rennison gathers together 15 often neglected tales to highlight American crime fiction's early years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe detectives that feature include Professor Augustus SFX Van Dusen, 'The Thinking Machine', even more cerebral than Holmes; Craig Kennedy, the so-called 'scientific detective'; Uncle Abner, a shrewd backwoodsman in pre-Civil War Virginia; Violet Strange, New York debutante turned criminologist; and Nick Carter, the original pulp private eye.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nick Rennison","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46898426904725,"sku":"9780857304391","price":23.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9780857304391_06cc08b8-32a0-43bb-8323-93f73fca4ac7.jpg?v=1776888139","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9780857304391","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}