{"product_id":"book-29m7","title":"The Amateur Cracksman","description":"The Amateur Cracksman is a short story collection published in 1899 that introduces A. J. Raffles, a celebrated cricket champion and gentleman of London society who leads a secret double life as a jewel thief. Raffles was E. W. Hornung's most famous character, and this book led to three later works in the series. In public a popular sportsman, in private a cunning burglar with a weakness for valuable jewellery, Arthur Raffles - with the help of his sidekick Bunny Manders - always manages to thwart the investigations of Scotland Yard's Inspector Mackenzie. The books were suggested by Hornung's brother-in-law, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Raffles came into being almost as an anti-Sherlock Holmes.","brand":"Author's Republic","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":67395511419184,"sku":"BD29m7","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-29m7","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}