{"product_id":"murder-and-the-bookseller-marian-mccarthy-9798993713625","title":"Murder and the Bookseller: A Paranormal Cozy Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eMay Day, or Beltane, is approaching, and the veil between the world of the Land Spirits-- the Fae-- and the everyday folk of Vardo has grown thin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe town turns out to celebrate with Maypoles, bonfires, and Yohopa ceremonial dances at the annual Beltane Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe festivities will also celebrate the grand opening of Gideon's Grimoire, a new occult bookstore on the Vardo Town Square, with a visit from famous fantasy author Dahlia Clarendon. Her appearance marks the launch of her latest book, Queen of Wands. Just as thousands of fantasy fans flock to Vardo, a murder causes the mayor to cancel the Beltane Festival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSparks fly as Perrie Spock, the town's psychic mortician, partners with Sheriff Reg Woolaroc to solve the crime. Perrie's psychic senses kick into gear as evidence of the Fae appear in her yard: a circle of mushrooms sprouts after a storm; mysterious lights pulsate from a fallen hawthorn tree. Are the Fae present? Another shocking murder outside the bookstore sets the town on edge and sends Perrie's psychic senses into overdrive to solve the murders alongside the handsome sheriff.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Marian McCarthy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798993713625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Carpe Diem Productions\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.77lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Marian McCarthy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517115937023,"sku":"9798993713625","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8fd6a82f-7f05-4827-b7ea-67c0ed53c38a.jpg?v=1778730006","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/murder-and-the-bookseller-marian-mccarthy-9798993713625","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}