{"product_id":"ode-to-murder-nicole-dieker-9781733691956","title":"Ode to Murder: A Larkin Day Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A smart, snarky series... Cozy mystery readers will adore Larkin Day.\"\u003cstrong\u003e - \u003cem\u003eBookLife\u003c\/em\u003e, Editor's Pick\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoin Larkin Day on her first mystery!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarkin Day just moved back home-at 35 years old. With no money, no job prospects, and nowhere to live except her mother's guest bedroom, Larkin is pretty sure this is the worst thing that's ever happened to her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen her mother signs her up for community choir.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the accompanist asks her out-and stands her up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen he turns up dead.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLarkin didn't kill him, of course-but she quickly learns that there are plenty of other women who might have wanted him gone. Although Larkin never planned on becoming an amateur detective, she finds herself getting more and more involved with the death of Harrison Tucker-while making new friends, setting her mother up with a local police officer, tackling six figures of student loan debt, discovering the benefits of protected bike lanes, and learning what ingredients are (and aren't) in a scotcheroo.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fast-paced, cleverly-plotted mystery that includes both Beethoven and baking, \u003cem\u003eOde to Murder\u003c\/em\u003e is for cozy fans who have been hoping to find a Millennial-aged amateur detective who practices old-fashioned sleuthing in a world of smartphones and social media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nicole Dieker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1733691952\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781733691956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Shortwave Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Booklife Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/02\/2023","brand":"Nicole Dieker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074793074943,"sku":"9781733691956","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_99e00663-8980-49db-a184-c898d21b2f4d.jpg?v=1685455814","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ode-to-murder-nicole-dieker-9781733691956","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}