{"product_id":"2026100006194-secondhand-the-perfect-frame","title":"The Perfect Frame","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good to fair. Jacket: Worn\/faded, with some chipping and wear along the edges and spine; some loss on front panel; price clipped. Page Condition: Likely yellowed with age. Markings: No visible markings noted. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers\/Labels: None visible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA taut crime noir thriller, The Perfect Frame is one of William Ard's hard-boiled mysteries featuring his signature blend of gritty urban atmosphere and sharp, fast-paced plotting. Ard, a prolific American crime writer of the 1950s, crafts a world of shadowy motives, dangerous double-crosses, and characters caught in webs not of their own making. The narrative follows a protagonist drawn into a carefully constructed conspiracy designed to pin a crime on an innocent man — a classic frame-up that unravels with deadly consequences. Written with the punchy, economical prose that defined the golden age of American pulp crime fiction, this novel delivers the kind of relentless tension and moral ambiguity that made Ard a standout voice of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48956438380763,"sku":"2026100006194-SECONDHAND","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/f03d0f1b-5c21-4fab-b7c7-b0ff84358e32.png?v=1783501076","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100006194-secondhand-the-perfect-frame","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}