{"product_id":"the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-9780812966060","title":"The Hound of the Baskervilles","description":"\u003cb\u003eIntroduction by Laurie R. King\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The most famous of the Sherlock Holmes stories, \u003ci\u003eThe Hound of the Baskervilles \u003c\/i\u003efeatures the phantom dog of Dartmoor, which, according to an ancient legend, has haunted the Baskervilles for generations. When Sir Charles Baskerville dies suddenly of a heart attack on the grounds of the family's estate, the locals are convinced that the spectral hound is responsible, and Holmes is called in. \"Conan Doyle triumphed and triumphed deservedly,\" G. K. Chesterton wrote, \"because he took his art seriously, because he lavished a hundred little touches of real knowledge and genuine picturesqueness on the police novelette.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurie R. King\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of twelve Mary Russell mysteries (one of which, \u003ci\u003eThe Moor, \u003c\/i\u003ewas inspired in part by \u003ci\u003eThe Hound of the Baskervilles\u003c\/i\u003e), five contemporary novels featuring Kate Martinelli, and the acclaimed novels \u003ci\u003eA Darker Place, Folly, Keeping Watch, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTouchstone\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Northern California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Modern Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51734838149394,"sku":"9780812966060","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_1f624cc3-8706-44e2-888b-58ef4031833b.jpg?v=1764074045","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hound-of-the-baskervilles-9780812966060","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}