{"product_id":"kings-ransom-detective-sam-speedman-book-2-9781761775703","title":"King's Ransom: Detective Sam Speedman book 2","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFive innocent hostages. Five private investigators. A fiendish ransom game. Has Detective Sam Speedman met his match? A fast and deadly Matthew Reilly thriller.  A DARING ABDUCTION   The richest man in the world has been kidnapped. Along with four of his children.   THE DEADLY CHALLENGE   The kidnapper's demand: the five best private detectives in America must come to the missing tech billionaire's penthouse in New York City by noon and engage in a deadly series of riddles and ransoms to find and rescue them.   THE FIFTH DETECTIVE   Among the five investigators brought to New York is Sam Speedman.   Skinny, bespectacled and brilliant, Sam is different to most other detectives.  But as the situation escalates and the bodies mount, Sam is going to discover that appearances can be deceiving and that maybe some villains are best left alone...\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781761775703\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 512\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 29 Sep 2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Pan Macmillan Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: Sydney, Australia\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 16.5(H)x24.3(L)x4(W)748\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 748\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eMatthew Reilly is the internationally bestselling author of the Scarecrow series, the Jack West series and numerous standalone novels. His books are published in over 20 languages with worldwide sales of over 8 million copies. He directed the no.1 Netflix film Interceptor, which he co-wrote with Stuart Beattie.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003e","brand":"Matthew Reilly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50574022639833,"sku":"9781761775703","price":49.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/9781761775703_36d8fe49-0348-4b0d-8ad1-096375976350.jpg?v=1790774946","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/kings-ransom-detective-sam-speedman-book-2-9781761775703","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}