{"product_id":"the-tule-marsh-murder-9781613165836","title":"The Tule Marsh Murder","description":"James Aloysius Piper, mostly known as Peter, is relentless when pursuing a story for his newspaper, the \u003cem\u003eHerald\u003c\/em\u003e. So when a woman's body is found burned beyond recognition in the marsh near El Cerrito, he is even more eager than the local authorities to uncover her identity and find out what happened to her. Helping to solve the case is clinical psychologist Dr. Cavanaugh, who uses cutting-edge forensic techniques to glean crucial information from a few strands of the woman's hair that escaped the flames.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e After Cavanaugh's discoveries tie the corpse to Sheila O'Shay, the missing wife of millionaire Don Ellsworth, it's up to Peter Piper to use all of his craft and charm as a reporter to coax out any secrets the couple may have been hiding.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Tule Marsh Murder\u003c\/em\u003e was inspired by a real case that had captivated the San Francisco Bay Area public a few years earlier, and Dr. Cavanaugh is based on the pioneering forensic criminalist Edward Oscar Heinrich who became known as \"America's Sherlock Holmes.\" Though Nancy Barr Mavity may not be remembered as vividly as her contemporaries, such as Mary Roberts Rinehart and Ellery Queen, her mystery novels were groundbreaking in their use of science in the detection of crime, with psychology and forensics frequently providing key clues to the solutions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA legendary newspaper reporter and feature writer for the \u003ci\u003eOakland Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e for more than a quarter of a century, \u003cb\u003eNancy Barr Mavity\u003c\/b\u003e (1890-1959) also served as the literary editor of the \u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e. She wrote numerous newspaper and magazine articles on various subjects in addition to producing fiction and nonfiction books, most notably her series of mystery novels featuring crime reporter James Aloysius \"Peter\" Piper: \u003ci\u003eThe Tule Marsh Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Body on the Floor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Other Bullet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Case of the Missing Sandals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Didn't Mind Hanging\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Fate of Jane McKenzie\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRandal S. Brandt \u003c\/b\u003eis a librarian at the Bancroft Library, the primary special collections library at the University of California, Berkeley. He catalogs rare books and has been dubbed \"UC Berkeley's Crime Librarian\" for his role as curator of the California Detective Fiction Collection.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"American Mystery Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50896013656338,"sku":"9781613165836","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_22b61b5d-c1dc-4e36-9816-24b3d2219323.jpg?v=1772541167","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-tule-marsh-murder-9781613165836","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}