{"product_id":"party-girls-die-in-pearls-9780062429032","title":"Party Girls Die in Pearls","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A rollicking murder mystery. . . . a wildly entertaining romp. . . . Laugh? I \u003cem\u003edied.\u003c\/em\u003e\"--\u003cem\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eBergdorf Blondes\u003c\/em\u003e takes us back to the decadent 1980s in this comic murder mystery set in the tony world of Oxford University.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's 1985, and at Oxford University, Pimm's, punting, and ball gowns are de rigeur. Ursula Flowerbutton, a studious country girl, arrives for her first term anticipating nothing more sinister than days spent poring over history books in gilded libraries--and, if she's lucky, an invitation to a ball.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when she discovers a glamorous classmate on a chaise longue with her throat cut, Ursula is catapulted into a murder investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetermined to bag her first scoop for the famous student newspaper \u003cem\u003eCherwell\u003c\/em\u003e, Ursula enlists the help of trend-setting American exchange student Nancy Feingold to unravel the case. While navigating a whirl of black-tie parties and secret dining societies, the girls discover a surfeit of suspects. From broken-hearted boyfriends to snobby Sloane Rangers, lovelorn librarians to dishy dons, none can be presumed innocent--and Ursula's investigations mean that she may be next on the murderer's list.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eClueless\u003c\/em\u003e meets Agatha Christie in this wickedly funny tale of high society and low morals, the first book in Plum Sykes' irresistible new series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSykes, Plum:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003ePlum Sykes was born in London and educated at Oxford. The author of the novels \u003cem\u003eBergdorf Blondes, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Debutante Divorcée, \u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eParty Girls Die in Pearls, \u003c\/em\u003eand the Kindle Single memoir \u003cem\u003eOxford Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, she is a contributing editor at \u003cem\u003eAmerican Vogue\u003c\/em\u003e, where she writes about fashion, society, and Hollywood. She has also written for \u003cem\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/em\u003e. She lives in the English countryside with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618293846290,"sku":"9780062429032","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_caec0197-0be9-4d34-9df9-7a0e386a2836.jpg?v=1732530628","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/party-girls-die-in-pearls-9780062429032","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}