{"product_id":"crime-de-cocoa-three-chocoholic-mysteries-9780451216946","title":"Crime de Cocoa: Three Chocoholic Mysteries","description":"\u003cb\u003eTogether in one volume: the first three mysteries featuring Lee McKinney and the TenHuis Chocolade store of Warner Pier, Michigan--plus the short story that started it all... \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Chocolate Kidnapping Clue\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With her parents going through a messy divorce, a mopey teenage Lee is spending the summer working in her aunt and uncle's chocolate shop. When a wealthy customer is kidnapped she quickly discovers an unsuspected talent for sleuthing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chocolate Cat Caper\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When a high-profile defense lawyer dies after eating a cat-shaped chocolate laced with cyanide, it's up to Lee to find out who tampered with the recipe--before she ends up behind not-so-chocolate bars. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chocolate Bear Burglary\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A burglary at the shop leads to missing antique chocolate molds and a dead friend--and the main suspect in the murder is Lee's troubled teenage stepson. Lee sets out to clear his name, but awakening long-hibernating family secrets might be more than this daring crime solver can bear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chocolate Frog Frame-Up\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The first customer to buy one of the store's new chocolate croakers is the town crank, Hershel Perkins--just after getting into an altercation with Lee's boyfriend Joe. When he soon goes missing, it looks like Joe is being framed for murder--and Lee must jump to his defense...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoAnna Carl is the pseudonym of a multipublished mystery writer. She spent more than twenty-five years in the newspaper business, working as a reporter, feature writer, editor and columnist. She holds a degree in journalism from the University of Oklahoma and also studied in the OU Professional Writing Program. She lives in Oklahoma but spends much of her summer at a cottage on Lake Michigan near several communities similar to the fictional town of Warner Pier.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50912500351250,"sku":"9780451216946","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_481e7fdc-6a0b-4dbf-90ea-b57acd3b2904.jpg?v=1738772437","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/crime-de-cocoa-three-chocoholic-mysteries-9780451216946","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}