{"product_id":"playing-with-fire-by-arthur-conan-doyle-9780712354257","title":"Playing with Fire","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTales of weird and supernatural suspense from Arthur Conan Doyle, the author best known for the creation of the illustrious detective Sherlock Holmes. The next addition to the \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardback Classics\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e series, with previous titles collecting the works of Sheridan le Fanu, Margaret Oliphant and M.R. James.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe luminous fog drifted slowly off the table and wavered and flickered across the room. There in the farther and darkest corner it gathered and glowed, hardening down into a shining core...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough best known for the stories of Sherlock Holmes, Arthur Conan Doyle wrote a remarkable number of weird and supernatural tales. Pulling at this thread of his fiction reveals a writer deeply fascinated in matters of the occult, the uncanny and the unexplainable, with his belief in spiritualism later in life only adding to his passion for the unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume collects Doyle's most enduring strange stories, ranging from monster encounters and deadly hauntings to dark tales of mesmerism. It also includes a new introduction along with Doyle's never-before-reprinted essay on his own spiritual experiences, 'Stranger than Fiction'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47341037125868,"sku":"9780712354257","price":44.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/16929183482441.jpg?v=1772181024","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/playing-with-fire-by-arthur-conan-doyle-9780712354257","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}