{"product_id":"a-controversial-cover-9780593549445","title":"A Controversial Cover","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhen a famous children's author is murdered at the library, Tricia Miles has to find the killer before it's too late in the latest entry to Lorna Barrett's\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Booktown series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTricia Miles is ready to close the book on all her amateur sluething--she's tired of finding dead bodies and being accused of murder. But even the best laid plans often go awry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStoneham is all abuzz when Lauren Barker, a famous children's book author, arrives for an event at the local library. Lauren is a Stoneham native, and her new book strikes some members of the town as controversial. But when Lauren is found strangled to death after an altercation at the event, the plot twist throws Tricia right back into the middle of things. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWho could possibly have wanted Lauren dead? Was it Dan Reed, who had to be thrown out of the signing for spouting conspiracy theories and causing a disturbance? Stella Kraft, Lauren's high school teacher, who thought of the author as a protégé--something Lauren violently disputed? Or the mystery man who spoke to Lauren just before she was found dead? With the suspect count climbing higher and more information about Lauren's past coming to light, will Tricia be able to give this story a happily ever after?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lorna Barrett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593549445\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/20\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLorna Barrett \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Booktown Mysteries, including \u003ci\u003ePoisoned Pages\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Just Clause\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43778364735603,"sku":"9.78059E+12","price":32.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_853cad9f-f84f-45d5-baec-03339ef89918.jpg?v=1757508966","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/a-controversial-cover-9780593549445","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}