{"product_id":"a-bad-day-for-scandal-9781250002273","title":"A Bad Day for Scandal","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen Prosper homegirl turned big-city businesswoman Priss Porter returns to town with a body in her trunk, she calls Stella Hardesty to dispose of it. Her uppity ways don't convince Stella to take the job, and Priss attempts to blackmail her with a snapshot of Stella doing what she does best: curing woman-beaters by the use of force. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStella refuses to cooperate and goes home, only to hear later that Priss and her brother, Liman, have gone missing after calling in a disturbance. Stella is implicated when Sheriff \"Goat\" Jones discovers the scarf she left behind at the house. He warns her to stay local but Stella and her partner, Chrissy Shaw, go looking for Priss in Kansas City, where they discover that she runs an unusual business. When Priss herself--along with two other bodies--turns up in a pond belonging to one of Stella's ex-clients, Stella must investigate a host of suspects, including a crooked but libidinous female judge, a coterie of jealous male escorts, and a Marxist ex-professor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Bad Day for Scandal \u003c\/i\u003eis the third in Sophie Littlefield's award-winning, critically acclaimed series. Written with passion, humor, and guts, this is a mystery to be savored.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSophie Littlefield\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in rural Missouri. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eA Bad Day for Sorry\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e won an Anthony Award for Best First Novel and an RT Book Award for Best First Mystery. It was also shortlisted for Edgar, Barry, Crimespree, and Macavity Awards. The second in the series, \u003ci\u003eA Bad Day for Pretty, \u003c\/i\u003e was named a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book. Sophie lives near San Francisco, California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333757866258,"sku":"9781250002273","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9ce9c280-7c5c-416c-9546-ac1d5cb76e0f.jpg?v=1727876295","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-bad-day-for-scandal-9781250002273","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}