{"product_id":"love-and-crime-v-s-kemanis-9780996590983","title":"Love and Crime: Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Eleven compulsively readable short stories...\" - \u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLoves big and small, crimes forgiven or avenged. These are the themes that drive the eleven diverse stories in this collection of psychological suspense from storyteller V.S. Kemanis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeet the husband and wife team Rosemary and Reuben, master chefs known to sprinkle a dash of magic into every dish. Lucille Steadman, a dazed retiree who can't explain why she's left her husband, only to discover, too late, the meaning of love and commitment in the most surprising place. Franklin DeWitt, an esteemed ballet critic who witnesses (or abets?) a bizarre criminal plot to topple a beautiful Soviet ballerina. Rosalyn Bleinstorter, a washed-up defense attorney whose stubborn belief in her own street savvy leads her unwittingly into a relationship with an underworld figure. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are just a few of the colorful characters you'll get to know in these pages, where all is fair in love and crime. While the endings to these tales are not always sweet or predictable, and self-deception is rarely rewarded, the lessons come down hard and are well learned.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e V. S. Kemanis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0996590986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780996590983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Opus Nine Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/09\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlueInk Review\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/10\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2017 pg. 25","brand":"V. S. Kemanis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46767128707327,"sku":"9780996590983","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e49e2a5-1550-4a3f-98ea-6dbc945d1715.jpg?v=1744168931","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/love-and-crime-v-s-kemanis-9780996590983","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}