{"product_id":"secondhand-crime-thriller-fiction-bargain-book-box-sp2934","title":"Secondhand Crime \u0026 Thriller Fiction Bargain Book Box SP2934","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSecondhand Crime \u0026amp; Thriller Fiction Bargain Book Box SP2934\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\" dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis box opens with six Perry Mason cases from Erle Stanley Gardner — the Golden Age courtroom whodunit machine at full tilt — before widening into Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series, le Carré's Cold War espionage, Fleming's Bond, and Forsyth at his tightest. A box for readers who like their crime fast, their plots ingenious, and their heroes unflappable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col dir=\"ltr\" class=\"[li_\u0026amp;]:mb-0 [li_\u0026amp;]:mt-1 [li_\u0026amp;]:gap-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ul]:pb-1 [\u0026amp;:not(:last-child)_ol]:pb-1 list-decimal flex flex-col gap-1 pl-8 mb-3 print:block print:space-y-1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePsycho — Robert Bloch — The original novel behind Hitchcock's most iconic film: a shy motel keeper, his domineering mother, and a traveller who should never have stopped for the night.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Case of the Hesitant Hostess — Erle Stanley Gardner — Perry Mason defends a hostess whose reluctance to explain herself is masking a secret that could get her killed before the verdict is reached.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Case of the Horrified Heirs — Erle Stanley Gardner — A contested will, heirs who seem more relieved than grief-stricken, and Mason pulling apart the prosecution's logic piece by piece in the courtroom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Case of the Silent Partner — Erle Stanley Gardner — A business partnership turns deadly, and the one partner no one will discuss becomes the key to Mason's entire defence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Case of the Negligent Nymph — Erle Stanley Gardner — A woman swims ashore from a burning yacht and refuses to explain why — Mason's instinct that she's protecting someone proves correct in the worst possible way.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Case of the Shapely Shadow — Erle Stanley Gardner — A silhouette on a window blind is the only witness testimony available; Mason has to build an entire defence from a single shadow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Case of the Calendar Girl — Erle Stanley Gardner — A model, a missing appointment, and a murder that only makes sense once Mason unravels what was on the calendar.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eHard News — James Long — A journalist uncovers a conspiracy that reaches far higher than any editor would dare publish — a tense political thriller with real teeth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eBorrowed Time — Robert Goddard — A man investigating his friend's apparent suicide finds himself unwinding a decades-old deception that was never meant to surface. Goddard's intricate plotting at its best.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eShadows in the Cotswolds — Rebecca Tope — An unassuming sheep farmer is found dead in a village that seems far too peaceful for coincidence — Tope's Cotswolds series at its most understated and unsettling.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThree to Get Deadly — Janet Evanovich — Stephanie Plum is chasing a saintly old candy-store owner who's skipped bail — until bodies start turning up and the case gets considerably less sweet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eTwo for the Dough — Janet Evanovich — Stephanie's second outing: a dead body, a missing shipment of coffins, and a dangerous skip who makes everyone around him regret answering the phone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eKiller Smile — Lisa Scottoline — A lawyer investigating a WWII-era Italian-American internment case uncovers a connection to a present-day murder. Scottoline at her most historically grounded.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Shepherd \/ The Odessa File — Frederick Forsyth — Two Forsyth classics bound together: the eerie Cold War aviation ghost story \"The Shepherd,\" and the relentless hunt for a Nazi war criminal in post-war Germany.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003ePower Failure — Alex Thurstan Kray — A plot to destabilise Britain from within, and only one man standing between the conspirators and a revolution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eForce 10 from Navarone — Alistair MacLean — The sequel sends Mallory and Miller behind enemy lines in Yugoslavia on a mission that seems impossible even by their own ruthless standards.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSmiley's People — John le Carré — George Smiley comes out of retirement for one final operation against Karla, the Soviet spymaster who has haunted him for a decade. One of le Carré's finest.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eNo Comebacks — Frederick Forsyth — Ten short stories, each built on a twist of fate: men who plan perfectly and lose anyway. Forsyth's darkest irony, concentrated into a short form.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eThe Spy Who Loved Me — Ian Fleming — Bond narrated entirely through the eyes of Vivienne Michel, a young woman who encounters him during a dangerous night in an Adirondacks motel. The most unconventional novel in the series.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eOctopussy — Ian Fleming — Two Bond novellas: \"Octopussy,\" in which Bond confronts a retired soldier living off stolen Nazi gold, and \"The Living Daylights,\" a quiet, tense story built around a single sniper shot.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"font-claude-response-body whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003eSea Lord — Bernard Cornwell — Described by the Sunday Express as \"a rip-roaring force-nine thriller\": Cornwell applies his talent for pace and suspense to a maritime setting, where a race at sea conceals a secret worth killing for.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49060210901211,"sku":"SP2934","price":110.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/sp2934.jpg?v=1785807433","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/secondhand-crime-thriller-fiction-bargain-book-box-sp2934","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}