{"product_id":"a-shrewdness-of-swindlers-deanna-knippling-9781952198229","title":"A Shrewdness of Swindlers","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDames, detectives, and deception...magic meets the decadence of the Roaring Twenties in ten tales of glitter and jazz.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 1929. It's two months after the financial collapse on Wall Street, and the world is bating its breath, unsure of what will happen next. Is it the end of an era? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the Honeybee's Sting, a speakeasy in the basement of a laundry, a group of unusual figures meets to discuss the past-and perhaps some possible futures: the Detective turned writer, the Dame who's older than she looks, the Vampire who's been riding the financial markets for generations, the Spy from across the ocean, the Actress who's only just learned the truth about Hollywood, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut one of their number is missing, a man connected to the mob, a man who holds the prize for a mysterious storytelling contest-a prize that can give you your heart's desire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen stories, woven together in the style of \u003cem\u003eThe Canterbury Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, follow the contest along a long, dark night where nothing is what it seems and the best way to tell the truth is to lie. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePour yourself a cocktail and join us at the liar's table for the divine, the slapstick, the tragic, the transcendent 1920s today!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deanna Knippling\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952198224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952198229\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wonderland Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.70d","brand":"Deanna Knippling","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48014101119231,"sku":"9781952198229","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4c989afd-8dc5-4d97-98b9-da09d6b43f05.jpg?v=1767746731","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-shrewdness-of-swindlers-deanna-knippling-9781952198229","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}