{"product_id":"plot-boiler-9780425261552","title":"Plot Boiler","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLiterally Murder\u003c\/i\u003e returns to Pettistone's Fine Books, where the silence of Hamlet the cat speaks volumes about two mysterious deaths...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's almost Fourth of July, and to boost customer traffic in their Brooklyn neighborhood, bookseller Darla Pettistone decides to throw a block party. All the local shop owners are thrilled--except the proprietor of Perky's Coffee Shop, who thinks Darla is trying to poach his customers by selling her own caffeinated brew in her new bookshop caf . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Hamlet comes upon the owner's not-so-perky wife, it's clear a killer has crashed the party. And when a second local business owner shuffles off this mortal coil--as Hamlet's namesake would say--Darla and her curious cat must perform some fancy footwork to shine a spotlight on a secret worth killing for...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAli Brandon\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Black Cat Bookshop Mystery series from Berkley Prime Crime, including \u003ci\u003eLiterally Murder\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWords with Fiends.\u003c\/i\u003e Writing under her real name, Diane A.S. Stuckart, she penned the popular Leonardo da Vinci historical mystery series, which received starred reviews from \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal, \u003c\/i\u003eas well as a Florida Book Award. A native Texan with a degree in Journalism from the University of Oklahoma, Diane a\/k\/a Ali now lives in South Florida. She's a member of Mystery Writers of America and the Cat Writers Association, as well as caretaker to three spoiled felines.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50324561428754,"sku":"9780425261552","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a35deb73-a32b-4f31-bcc4-6d87642323b0.jpg?v=1727668473","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/plot-boiler-9780425261552","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}