{"product_id":"ukulele-of-death-9781448316755","title":"Ukulele of Death","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMeet Fran and Ken Stein - a private investigator duo who refuse to let a little thing like being not entirely human stop them from doing their jobs.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter losing their parents when they were just babies, private investigators Fran and Ken Stein now specialize in helping adoptees find their birth parents. So when a client asks them for help finding her father, with her only clue a rare ukulele, the case is a little weird, sure, but it's nothing they can't handle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut soon Fran and her brother are plunged into a world where nothing makes sense - and not just the fact that a very short (but very cute) NYPD detective keeps trying to take eternal singleton Fran out on dates. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAll Fran wants to do is find the ukulele and collect their fee, but it's hard to keep your focus when you're stumbling over corpses and receiving messages that suggest your (dead) parents are very much alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUkuleles aside, it's becoming clear that someone knows something they shouldn't - that Fran and Ken Stein weren't so much born, as built . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCopperman, E. J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eE.J. Copperman\u003c\/b\u003e is the nom de plume for Jeff Cohen, writer of intentionally funny murder mysteries. As E.J., he is the author of the Haunted Guest house series, the Agent to the Paws series and the Jersey Girl Legal mysteries, as well as the Fran and Ken Stein mysteries. As Jeff, he is the author of the Double Feature and Aaron Tucker series; and he collaborates with himself on the Samuel Hoenig Asperger's mysteries. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA New Jersey native, E.J. worked as a newspaper reporter, teacher, magazine editor and screenwriter, before his first book was published to critical acclaim in 2002. In his spare time, Jeff is an extremely amateur guitar player, a fan of Major League Baseball, a couch potato and a crossword addict.","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51384503501074,"sku":"9781448316755","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a0254f1b-c707-46a6-8dd2-f05edea98bcc.jpg?v=1750176145","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/ukulele-of-death-9781448316755","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}