{"product_id":"the-wire-devils-9780816684564","title":"The Wire Devils","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Wire Devils\u003c\/i\u003e follows a criminal gang of the same name who hijack a railroad’s telegraph lines to glean information about profitable shipments. Combining elements from dime-store novels and Frank L. Packard’s own experience on the rails, this is at once a hybrid western and a thriller still worth reading nearly a century after it was written.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ingenious . . . Contains twists and exciting moments in sufficient number to make it an agreeable companion with which to pass a couple of idle evenings.\" —\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MP - University Of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51038554390871,"sku":"9780816684564","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780816684564.jpg?v=1750940657","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wire-devils-9780816684564","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}