{"product_id":"book-fo14","title":"The Slim Hardy Mystery Series Books 1-3 Boxed Set","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE FIRST THREE SLIM HARDY MYSTERIES COLLECTED TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE MAN BY THE SEA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn \"Slim\" Hardy is hired to investigate Ted Douglas, an investment banker who slips out of work every Friday to visit a desolate cove on the Lancashire coast. There, he walks to the shore, opens an old book, and begins to read aloud.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis wife thinks he's having an affair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlim thinks he's insane.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe truth is more incredible than either could imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Man by the Sea is the sensational debut novel by Jack Benton, a classic story of love, betrayal, murder, and intrigue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE CLOCKMAKER'S SECRET\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn holiday to escape the nightmares of his last case, disgraced soldier turned private detective John \"Slim\" Hardy comes upon something buried in the peat on Bodmin Moor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnfinished and water-damaged but still ticking, the old clock provides a vital clue to an unsolved missing-persons case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Slim begins to ask questions of the tiny Cornish village of Penleven, he is drawn into a world of lies, rumours, and secrets, some of which the residents would prefer to stay buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwenty-three years ago, a reclusive clockmaker left his workshop and walked out onto Bodmin Moor, taking his last, unfinished clock with him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe disappeared.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSlim is determined to find out why.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE GAMES KEEPER\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaving fallen on hard times, private investigator John \"Slim\" Hardy is hired by rich and enigmatic land owner Oliver Ozgood to uncover the identity of a mysterious blackmailer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man is demanding a fortune in exchange for his silence. He claims to be Dennis Sharp, a former employee of Ozgood, and threatens to reveal secrets that will soil Ozgood's family name and send the patriarch to prison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere's only one problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDennis Sharp is dead, killed by Ozgood himself.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49420382961968,"sku":"BDfo14","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/fo14-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773440734","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-fo14","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}