{"product_id":"shell-of-death-by-nicholas-blake","title":"\"Shell of Death\" by Nicholas Blake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"eujQNb\"\u003eShell of Death\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e is a classic 1936 Golden Age mystery novel by Cecil Day-Lewis, written under his pen name \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eNicholas Blake\u003c\/span\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDay-Lewis initially used the pseudonym when publishing his first crime novel, \u003cem\u003eA Question of Proof\u003c\/em\u003e, because he feared the lucrative detective genre would tarnish his reputation as a serious poet. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px none rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cem data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px none rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eThe Spectator\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e noted that the author's prose style had a \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\"natural and easy grace\"\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e and declared that Blake had firmly stepped into the \"front rank of contemporary detective novelists.\"\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px none rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cem data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px none rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" class=\"eujQNb\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eThe News Chronicle (London)\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c!--TgQPHd|[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e went even further, boldly calling him \u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003e\"the best living writer who writes detective fiction.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-copy-service-computed-style='font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; border-bottom: 0px none rgb(230, 232, 240);' data-complete=\"true\" data-sfc-cb=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" class=\"T286Pc\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Yjhzub\"\u003eHowever, within a very short time, the British reading public and literary critics easily identified Day-Lewis as the man behind the mask.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst Penguin Books paperback edition. Printed in the U.S.A. 1944. Good condition. Cover slightly worn, partially damaged on upper spine. Interior pages yellowed.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe cost for packaging and shipping is $4.50 (We're not making any money on that). Free shipping for orders $30 and up. Thanks for supporting our tiny mystery novel bookstore!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Yellowed Spine Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50293609726145,"sku":null,"price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0864\/9146\/3873\/files\/shell-of-death-nicholas-blake-penguin-books-1944.jpg?v=1780511856","url":"https:\/\/yellowedspine.com\/products\/shell-of-death-by-nicholas-blake","provider":"Yellowed Spine Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}