{"product_id":"9781592123193","title":"The Iron Duke","description":"\u003cp\u003eHe’s a lady’s man, a man’s man—and a wanted man, on the run in 1930s Europe….\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet conman Blacky Lee, ruggedly handsome with a quick wit and a roguish charm. Think Clark Gable—with larceny in his heart and a price on his head. A price put there by the German Gestapo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Blacky’s always got an angle, and this time it’s as audacious as they come. He’ll hide in plain sight, with the stolen identity of the crowned head of a Balkan kingdom—the Iron Duke.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan he pull it off? Win the love of a country beset with communism … and of the beautiful Countess? All Blacky has to do is risk everything—and, for once in his life, find a way to do the right thing and reform.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHubbard and Gable were fast friends and fellow adventurers. While Hubbard was writing for Columbia Pictures in 1937, the studio often called upon him to doctor scripts for Gable—giving him a unique knowledge of the man and inspiration for characters like Blacky Lee.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e“Colorful prose, lively action writing, exotic locales…excellent.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e —Ellery Queen\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Galaxy Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65425851023709,"sku":null,"price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1041\/3893\/2573\/files\/9781592123193.jpg?v=1789357134","url":"https:\/\/shop.gazellebookservices.co.uk\/products\/9781592123193","provider":"Gazelle Book Services","version":"1.0","type":"link"}