{"product_id":"a-marvelous-murder-9781636797984","title":"A Marvelous Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHollywood, 1939.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen film director Orland Orcott is found dead in his locked study, police rule it a suicide. However, movie star Victor Marvel believes otherwise and sets out to investigate, aided by his handsome boyfriend, Griffin, and Eve Spellman, Victor's smart, young costar. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSuspects include Orland's son, Tab, an aspiring actor who was blacklisted after his father found out that he's gay, and Sheila, a former mistress of Orland's, tossed aside when he took up with a new starlet. Added to the list are William Taylor, a has-been that Orland delighted in humiliating, William's daughter Lydia, who may have slept with Orland to get her father a movie role, Agatha Mudd, a gossip columnist with a secret past is also a suspect, and Orland's long-suffering wife, Marjorie. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWas it suicide or murder? The trio is on the case to find the truth, but suspects and grudges abound. With so many motives for murder, finding the killer won't be easy. But no one else cares as long as Orland Orcott is dead.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePederson, David S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDavid S. Pederson has written multiple mysteries, all featuring LGBTQ+ characters. He's a two-time finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mysteries. His second book, \u003ci\u003eDeath Goes Overboard\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected by the GLBT Round Table of the American Library Association for the 2018 Over the Rainbow book list. Two of his poems, \"My Candle\" and \"I Never Knew,\" were used in the 2024 OCTC stage production of \u003ci\u003eLove Notes Cabaret of Words \u0026amp; Music\u003c\/i\u003e. He's passionate about mysteries, old movies, ocean liners, and reading. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe, his husband, and their sweet rescue cats reside in the sunny Southwest. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDavid can be contacted at davidspederson@gmail.com or via his website, www.davidspederson.com. ","brand":"Bold Strokes Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359118557458,"sku":"9781636797984","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_da66a493-1791-42eb-9c94-2fb9dc7b6a6c.jpg?v=1749581150","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-marvelous-murder-9781636797984","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}