{"product_id":"sooner-dead-than-read-9781088100202","title":"Sooner Dead Than Read","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe most priceless book in the world flips a small-town Oklahoma library upside down . . . and that's not the only mystery!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI just got a call from the bank-there is a secret book said to be worth millions about to walk through the front door of Sperry Public Library in Oklahoma. They tell me I'm one of only a handful of people in the world who know it exists. And nobody else knows it's going to be at my library.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy name is Nancy Ann Davis, and I'm the head librarian here at our small-town library in Oklahoma. We have this program I think you will fall in love with-we call it the Cat Catalog. You can come to the library and visit with the cats while you check out your favorite books. The program has been so popular in our community that we have waiting lists to adopt our cats.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut, earlier this year, a member of the library board died of natural causes, and the priceless books in his estate have caused a whole lot of shenanigans around town this year.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn walks Benedict Atwood, a mysterious (and rude, I must say) man from London, and he knows about the secret book too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome people say that once you leave Oklahoma, you always come back. (Because we're so friendly, you see.) But Benedict never got the chance to leave-he was the last one to see the secret book . . . and it was quite a fatal mistake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd, when he turns up murdered, all the members of my Cat Catalog have disappeared!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoin me and the fine people of the Sooner State as we come together to search for the cats . . . and solve the murder of an international man of mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll meet . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoc Johnson, my sweet love interest and police captain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBella and Jayne, my two best friends and co-workers at the library\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagellan, my feline partner in crime who can escape ANYTHING\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBenedict Atwood, who has a family secret that makes statewide news\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDorothy Gateson, a Renaissance literature professor who is starting to grow on me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElijah Smoke, a tall, dark, and handsome tech CEO who simply won't leave town without the book\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOklahoma is not OK in this fun and heartwarming cozy mystery that will charm you until the cats come home! \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eSooner Dead Than Read\u003c\/em\u003e is the first in a fifty-book animal cozy mystery series that combines humor and intrigue in a story full of secrets, adventure, and a sweet romance.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Krista Lockheart, May Dixon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Next Chapter Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.67d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781088100202","brand":"Next Chapter Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40878687322227,"sku":"9.78109E+12","price":14.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_2a32d9da-8f75-4923-a172-cb55161959d4.jpg?v=1689082431","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/sooner-dead-than-read-9781088100202","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}