{"product_id":"heart-of-barkness-9781250297730","title":"Heart of Barkness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE INSTANT \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpencer Quinn's \u003ci\u003eHeart of Barkness\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling series that the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e called \"nothing short of masterful\"... \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChet the dog, \"the most lovable narrator in all of crime fiction\" (\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e), and P.I. Bernie encounter heartache and much worse in the world of country music. They're both music lovers, so when Lotty Pilgrim, a country singer from long ago, turns up at a local bar, they drive out to catch her act. Bernie's surprised to see someone who was once so big performing in such a dive, and drops a C-note the Little Detective Agency can't afford to part with into the tip jar. The C-note is stolen right from under their noses - even from under Chet's, the nose that misses nothing - and before the night is over, it's stolen again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon they're working the most puzzling case of their career, a case that takes them back in time in search of old border-town secrets, and into present-day danger because powerful people want those secrets to stay hidden. Chet and Bernie find themselves sucked into a real-life murder ballad where they have no one to trust but each other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSpencer Quinn is the pen name of Peter Abrahams, the Edgar-award winning author of 47 novels, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e USA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Chet and Bernie mystery series, \u003ci\u003eMrs. Plansky's Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Right Side\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOblivion\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Bowser and Birdie series for younger readers. He lives on Cape Cod with his wife Diana--and Dottie, a loyal and energetic member of the four-pawed nation within.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Forge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681823232274,"sku":"9781250297730","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5c5f2ceb-59a3-42f2-8f5f-3371dc2ba0aa.jpg?v=1733958870","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/heart-of-barkness-9781250297730","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}