{"product_id":"murder-by-the-book-9781728261157","title":"Murder by the Book","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWith Martin Edwards as librarian and guide, delve into an irresistible stack of bibliomysteries, where \"golden age-inspired puzzle masters [are] doing what they do best: bringing together readers, books, and felonies [in] perhaps the single best collection yet in this blue-chip series (\u003cem\u003eKirkus, \u003c\/em\u003eStarred Review).\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere is no better hiding place for clues--or red herrings--than inside the pages of a book. But in this world of resentful ghost writers, indiscreet playwrights, and unscrupulous book collectors, literary prowess is often a prologue to disaster. Readers should be warned that the most riveting tales often conceal the deadliest of secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing much-loved Golden Age detectives Nigel Strangeways, Philip Trent, Detective Chief Inspector Roderick Alleyn, and others, a bookish puzzle threatens an eagerly awaited inheritance; a submission to a publisher recounts a murder that seems increasingly to be a work of nonfiction; an irate novelist puts a grisly end to the source of his writer's block.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Poisoned Pen Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50615972725010,"sku":"9781728261157","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a6105811-386e-4898-89c3-5c33e23ab44f.jpg?v=1732500630","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/murder-by-the-book-9781728261157","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}