{"product_id":"a-body-in-the-villa-isabella-bassett-9798365453487","title":"A Body in the Villa: A 1920s Historical Mystery in Switzerland","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill Lady Caroline add another feather to her detective cap, or will she become buzzard meat?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eSwitzerland, 1925\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rare bird is nesting in the lush summer meadows of the Swiss Alps, and the grizzled members of Uncle Albert's Royal Society for Natural History Appreciation travel en masse to get a closer look.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fact that they will be encamped at an opulent villa, coupled with the promise of a midsummer party, persuades his niece, and unenthusiastic secretary, Lady Caroline, to follow suit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the champagne flows, and tales of rare birds grow taller, a killer makes a bold move. One of the more risque guests is strangled with her own elaborate dress. When a rakish rogue, a charm-the-birds-out-of-the-trees kind of man, is picked off next, the police speculate that someone is stalking the more exotic specimens of this country house party.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDismissing this bird-brain idea, Lady Caroline suspects instead that a cunning killer is using the party to feather their nest. Ready as ever for a good scavenger hunt, she follows the clues to the bad egg spoiling all the fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Body in the Villa\u003c\/i\u003e is Book 3 of the \u003ci\u003eLady Caroline Murder Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e series. \u003c\/b\u003eIn the glamorous world of 1920s Europe, money and privilege rub shoulders, and greed, envy, and murder are never far behind. Follow Lady Caroline, intelligent and witty, with a fondness for breaking rules, on a fun romp through the golden age of murder mysteries. \u003cb\u003eEach book contains the requisite eccentric characters, fun historical tidbits, and puzzling murders with no gore or gloom.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Isabella Bassett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798365453487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/24\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.55d","brand":"Isabella Bassett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175698870527,"sku":"9798365453487","price":11.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6a0f65d8-a3bf-49c1-b7b1-0d0d470f5bfd.jpg?v=1771335348","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-body-in-the-villa-isabella-bassett-9798365453487","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}