{"product_id":"the-physicians-gun-inspired-by-true-events","title":"The Physician's Gun","description":"\u003cp\u003eBased on the notorious Maungatapu Murders of 1866, this action-packed historical novel is a gripping tale of murder and greed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFifteen-year-old Henry Appleton lives on an isolated farm in Nelson, New Zealand. He devours dime novels about American cowboys and dreams of having his own rifle and becoming a gunslinger like Wild Bill Hickok. But his daydreaming becomes a terrifying reality when two strangers ride into town: the physician Zephaniah Smith, who is hunting down his wife's killer ... and the ruthless highwayman Richard Burgess who plans to rob a bank with his gang. Over the next three days, Henry is threatened, kidnapped, shot and left for dead in a riverbed. When the gang murders a group of travellers from the goldfields, the injured Henry is determined to help bring them to justice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Book Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51800508137789,"sku":"9780473555139","price":12.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3135\/9805\/files\/9780473555139.jpg?v=1780706170","url":"https:\/\/bookclub.org.nz\/products\/the-physicians-gun-inspired-by-true-events","provider":"Book Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}