{"product_id":"rituals-of-the-dead-an-artifact-mystery-9789083001128","title":"Rituals of the Dead: An Artifact Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA museum researcher must solve a decades-old mystery before she becomes the killer's next victim in this riveting dual timeline thriller set in Papua and the Netherlands.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgats, Dutch New Guinea (Papua), 1961\u003c\/strong\u003e: While collecting Asmat artifacts for a New York museum, American anthropologist \u003cstrong\u003eNick Mayfield\u003c\/strong\u003e stumbles upon a smuggling ring organized by high-ranking members of the Dutch colonial government and the Catholic Church. Before he can alert the authorities, he vanishes in a mangrove swamp, never to be seen again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmsterdam, the Netherlands, 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e: While preparing for an exhibition of Asmat artifacts in a Dutch ethnographic museum, researcher \u003cstrong\u003eZelda Richardson\u003c\/strong\u003e finds Nick Mayfield's journal in a long-forgotten crate. Before Zelda can finish reading the journal, her housemate is brutally murdered and 'Give back what is not yours' is scrawled on their living room wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone wants ancient history to stay that way--and believes murder is the surest way to keep the past buried. Can she solve a sixty-year-old mystery before decades of deceit, greed, and retribution cost Zelda her life?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAwarded a B.R.A.G. Medallion by indieBRAG's readers in December 2018\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOne of Amy's Bookshelf Reviews' Top 20 Books of 2018\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWinner of a Chill with a Book Readers' Award, June 2018\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA \u003cem\u003eWomen Writers, Women's Books\u003c\/em\u003e magazine's Recommended Reads for March 2018\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew Apple's 2018 Summer Book Awards, Official Selection Mystery\/Thriller category\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBookLife Prize for Fiction 2018, Mystery\/Thriller category, rating 8.50\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eArt, religion, and history collide in this edge-of-your-seat museum thriller, Book Two of the Zelda Richardson Mystery Series. The novels in this series can be read in any order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlderson, Jennifer S.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jennifer S. Alderson was born in San Francisco, raised in Seattle, and currently lives in Amsterdam. Before settling in the Netherlands, she traveled extensively around Asia, Oceania, Australia, and Central America. Her love of travel, art, and culture inspires her award-winning Zelda Richardson Mystery Series. Her background in journalism, multimedia development, and art history enriches her novels. When not writing, she can be found in a museum, biking around Amsterdam, or enjoying a coffee along the canal while planning her next research trip.","brand":"Traveling Life Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50367822594322,"sku":"9789083001128","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c0457cba-871e-4ff3-a524-2f4d48c91534.jpg?v=1728498274","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rituals-of-the-dead-an-artifact-mystery-9789083001128","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}