{"product_id":"beat-until-stiff-claire-m-johnson-9781590589687","title":"Beat Until Stiff: A Mary Ryan Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eCranky Mary Ryan has sunk a lot of time and talent into the American Fare, San Francisco's hottest spot, while grieving over her broken marriage. At work very early, she steps on a laundry bag stuffed with the dead body of one of her employees. The investigation soon exposes all the dirty secrets that the food business would like to keep secret: the philandering chefs, the silly whims of the dining public, the hiring of illegal aliens, and the subsistence-living pay scale. Events begin to spiral that in time take out the restaurant's celebrity chef and force Mary to use her unique skills to uncover a poisonous scheme. \u003cem\u003eBeat Until Stiff \u003c\/em\u003eis the first book in the Mary Ryan series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Claire M. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1590589688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590589687\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/31\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d","brand":"Claire M. Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175434924287,"sku":"9781590589687","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96bdd2d3-c442-4387-b4ab-3a021848db3c.jpg?v=1771333716","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beat-until-stiff-claire-m-johnson-9781590589687","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}