{"product_id":"the-d-a-goes-to-trial-paperback","title":"The D.A. Goes to Trial - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA homeless man's corpse sends a California D.A. down a twisted path in this classic hard-boiled mystery from the author of the Perry Mason series.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The bestselling author of the century . . . a master storyteller.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e District Attorney Doug Selby's latest trouble begins when the battered corpse of a vagabond is found near the railroad in Madison County. The coroner suspects he was struck by a train. Searching the dead man's wallet, they discover he had a wealthy brother in Phoenix. But who was the dead man? And how did he make it to the train tracks. . . ? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Meanwhile, a neighboring city needs Doug's help. A bookkeeper named John Burke has vanished, potentially with funds stolen from his employer. Burke's neighbors report seeing a drifter in the alley near their house. And when Selby and Sheriff Rex Brandon speak to Burke's employer, they discover Burke wired him from Phoenix . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Selby thinks he has found two threads that will tie together neatly in a bow, but the more he investigates, the more he is left in knots. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eOriginally published in 1940.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102531490015,"sku":"9798337202778","price":23.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/5Yu3NjMfok9798337202778.webp?v=1781083433","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-d-a-goes-to-trial-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}