{"product_id":"murder-on-the-essex-express-ronald-hawkins-9798274838627","title":"Murder On The Essex Express","description":"\u003cb\u003eMurder on the Essex Express\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Clara Whitmore Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA scenic autumn journey. A locked-room killer. A past that refuses to stay buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorian-sleuth Clara Whitmore and her eager niece Julia board the iconic Essex Steam Train for a picturesque fall foliage tour-complete with a riverboat cruise along the winding Connecticut River. But beauty turns deadly when a prominent businessman collapses mid-journey, his final toast laced with poison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the train halted and the riverboat isolated, Clara finds herself in her first true closed-circle mystery. Every passenger carries secrets-and some carry grudges tied to Prohibition smuggling, river commerce, and a decades-old betrayal that still stains the shoreline.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs panic spreads through the confined compartments and misty river decks, Clara must unravel a tangle of lies, coded ledgers, and buried crimes. But each revelation cuts closer to the bone, forcing her to reckon with the personal cost of chasing the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause on the Essex Express, the past isn't merely remembered-it rides along in silence... waiting for vengeance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ronald Hawkins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798274838627\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.23d","brand":"Ronald Hawkins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874581033215,"sku":"9798274838627","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/murder-on-the-essex-express-ronald-hawkins-9798274838627","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}