{"product_id":"book-g94h","title":"Topper","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere is a meeting with George and Marion Kerby, a couple of free-wheeling ghosts, who meet up with respectable banker Cosmo Topper. This was noted by the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, claiming:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003e\"Thorne Smith created the modern American ghost story, ghosts with style and wit; ghosts that haunt us still.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eOthers pointed out, \"Smith was a master of urbane wit and sophisticated repartee.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eThe overall mood has a touch of silliness, but it provides lighthearted reading and listening, a matter of nonsensical escapism. For Topper it meant relief from a nagging wife with ongoing indigestion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eSmith himself was a heavy drinker and died of a heart attack at a youthful forty-two. Once, after an unexplained week-long disappearance, he was asked why he hadn't called in sick. He replied, \"The telephone was in the hall and there was a draft.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: start\"\u003eShall we listen to the escapades? Well, why not?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John D. Rayburn","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49361757700400,"sku":"BDg94h","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49361757798704,"sku":"ZEg94h","price":36.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49361757897008,"sku":"ZMg94h","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/g94h-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775972343","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-g94h","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}