{"product_id":"dead-men-dont-decorate-cordy-abbott-9781639101252","title":"Dead Men Don't Decorate","description":"\u003cb\u003eArt, murder, and a secret dating back centuries collide in Cordy Abbott's delightful cozy mystery series debut, perfect for fans of Jane K. Cleland.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoberto Fratelli, proprietor of the antiques store Waited4You, is the meanest man in Marthasville, Virginia. So when he puts the business up for sale, the other merchants in town are overjoyed. And now the business has a prospective buyer: local resident and the newly elected mayor's mom, Camille Benson, who's thrilled at the prospect of getting into the antiques business. During a celebration in honor of Camille's new venture, her best friend, Opal, tells her about finding a letter, purportedly from Sally Fairfax to George Washington, dated 1756, hidden under a chair in the shop. When they return to retrieve the cache, they find Roberto's lifeless body on the floor and no letter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePolice question Ella Coleman, Roberto's ex-wife, and discover that her current husband supplied Roberto with oh-so-faux Victorian furniture. Did the two cheat the wrong customer? Or could the murder be connected to an earlier theft of rare books from the shop--a theft Roberto never reported? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Camille prepares to confront these questions and investigate the murder, she knows she might become the latest knock-off.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cordy Abbott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 163910125X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639101252\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crooked Lane Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/05\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2022","brand":"Cordy Abbott","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44058813989119,"sku":"9781639101252","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0cf23d51-5cc7-4290-8ab0-5fd51d080f07.jpg?v=1685054664","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dead-men-dont-decorate-cordy-abbott-9781639101252","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}