{"_id":"6781086595682230ba69ad0a","title":"The Detective Detector","author":"O. Henry","code":"the-detective-detector","words":1756,"publish_year":1917,"publish_source":"Waifs and Strays","publish_scan":"https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.93916/page/n79/mode/2up","image":"murder.jpg","image_alt":"The silhouette of a gun pointed down and a hand raised in fear. Graphite Filter.","genres":["quirky"],"blurb":"“When our burglars walk into our houses and politely demand, thousands of dollars’ worth of jewels, and then dine and bang the piano an hour or two before leaving, how do you, a mere murderer, expect to come in contact with the detective that is looking for you?”","description":"A criminal makes the preposterous claim of being able to track down a New York detective.","rating":4,"has_review":false,"has_collections":false}