{"product_id":"a-box-of-frogs-9781998847051","title":"A Box of Frogs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"In Hellyer's skillful hands, what initially seems like a simple case of blackmail to spur a quick estate sale soon reveals itself as a much more complicated scheme of revenge and concealment...It all barrels toward a resolution that many readers won't see coming.\" - \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn electric fence, a beautiful cryptic box, and the wildest goose chase this side of Muskoka!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Valentines' world is about to be zapped with a bolt of mayhem and mystery!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen centenarian Senator Miles \"The Tank\" Valentine meets an electrifying end at his own resort, Highclere Inn \u0026amp; Carriage House, the shocks are just beginning. The arrival of a mystery box, posthumously sent by the Senator's long-deceased first wife, Lady Jean Valentine, sets off a series of comical calamities and dramatic conspiracies that touch everyone from Highclere's aging quirky guests to its staff and neighbors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter the Senator's grandson, the self-described \"fabulous\" Mason Valentine, and his investigative journalist cousin, Cordelia \"Cici\" Bradshaw, tasked with unraveling a web of family intrigue thicker than a lake effect fog.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWitty banter flies faster than a loon's call as \"A Box of Frogs\" bounds from page to page, oscillating between outrageous humor, a twisty-turny mystery, quiet ruminations, gripping suspense, and a cast that's-as Lady Valentine herself would say-crazier than a box of frogs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is one amusing, insightful, and unexpected caper where solving the puzzle could mean finding more than what you bargained for.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Mason and Cici will soon find out, sometimes the biggest mysteries in life don't fit neatly inside a box.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Maplecrest Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50900399980818,"sku":"9781998847051","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_30e89210-c923-4183-b05e-d1de56e1f234.jpg?v=1738381587","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-box-of-frogs-9781998847051","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}