{"product_id":"charm-city-a-tess-monaghan-novel-9780062400611","title":"Charm City: A Tess Monaghan Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Laura Lippman's electrifying thriller, PI Tess Monaghan discovers she might've gotten herself into a dangerous situation for which there's no way out. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePI Tess Monaghan is ecstatic to hear the news that business tycoon Gerard \"Wink\" Wynkowski wants to bring pro-basketball back to Baltimore. But when Wink's checkered past--which runs the gamut from domestic abuse and compulsive gambling to armed robberies and even manslaughter--makes the front page of the \u003cem\u003eBaltimore Beacon-Light, \u003c\/em\u003e aka the \"\u003cem\u003eBlight\u003c\/em\u003e\" his project is jeopardized. No one is more surprised at the expos  than the editors of the paper who were certain they killed the piece. Hoping to uncover who hacked into their computers, the newspaper hires Tess.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut soon after the story on Wink runs, he's found asphyxiated in his garage with his car's engine running. Suicide appears to be the cause of his death--and everyone is blaming the \"\u003cem\u003eBlight\u003c\/em\u003e\" for airing his dirty laundry and sending him into the downward spiral that led to his demise. But the more Tess uncovers about Wink, the more she's convinced that someone with an axe to grind wanted him dead and was willing to go as far as murdering him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd if this all weren't enough to keep her plate full, Tess must also find the lowlifes who roughed up her uncle--the same men who are intent on getting back a prized Greyhound dog which she's currently looking after while her uncle recuperates. Now as Tess's PI skills are put to the ultimate test, she must stay one step ahead of a diabolical \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLippman, Laura:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eSince \u003cstrong\u003eLaura Lippman's \u003c\/strong\u003edebut in 1997, she has been recognized as a distinctive voice in mystery fiction and named one of the essential crime writers of the last 100 years. Her books have won most of the major awards in her field and been translated into more than twenty languages. She lives in Baltimore and New Orleans with her daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50643220791570,"sku":"9780062400611","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_18bccaea-945e-4f92-9a6a-dbbdfe315a55.jpg?v=1733080690","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/charm-city-a-tess-monaghan-novel-9780062400611","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}