{"product_id":"perils-of-a-pregnant-sleuth-dershie-mcdevitt-9781647046095","title":"Perils of a Pregnant Sleuth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An indomitable protagonist, a quirky supporting case, and plenty of Southern charm make this mystery a treat.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e-\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"McDevitt's standout follow up to \u003cem\u003eJust Holler Bloody Murder \u003c\/em\u003eexpertly blends romance and mystery...\" \u003cem\u003e-BookLife, Editor's Pick\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"...a great piece of 'chick-lit' as well as a mystery story.\" \u003cem\u003e-Readers' Favorite\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"[A] wonderfully layered story that brings together a fun cast of Southern characters... hard to put down.\"\u003cem\u003e -San Francisco Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"...lyrical and poetic...(A) wonderfully evocative novel...\" \u003cem\u003e-IndieReader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerfect for fans of Danielle Collins and Aloha Alibi's \u003cem\u003eMurder Mystery Book Club\u003c\/em\u003e and Jasmine Webb's \u003cem\u003eCharlotte Gibson Mysteries \u003c\/em\u003eseries.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFerociously independent biology professor, Callahan Banks, is thirty-two years old, six months pregnant, and happily single living in the wilds of her childhood home on Timicau Island, South Carolina. But there are complications. The baby's father, a wealthy forty-two-year-old bachelor, Pepper Dade, owns the island and is determined to marry her and raise their child together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen nine-year-old triplets relocate to the island and stumble upon the body of a stranger wrapped in barbed wire and drowned in a tidal creek, the hodgepodge cast of island inhabitants are thrown into a tizzy. From FaLa Jo Digsby, the four-time divorcee who sold Avon from her motorcycle, to Teelia Moultrie, a newly divorced single mother competing for Pepper's affections, to Chalmers Redpath, a reclusive obstetrician drawing suspicion for his curious architectural eccentricities-everyone on the island seems to have something to hide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen two more bodies are found, tensions on the island reach a fever pitch. Callahan's due date is nearing. Pepper is growing more frantic, and Teelia is waiting in the wings. Worse yet, the ever-observant Callahan is starting to suspect that the murderer may be one of the island's own. Will she keep fighting for her freedom or marry a man she may be learning to love? And can she and her young sidekick, Harry Applegate, the bright outlier in the triplet gang, find the murderer in time?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dershie McDevitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647046092\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647046095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bublish, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Dershie McDevitt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44080133636351,"sku":"9781647046095","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_de7fdae9-0bf0-46ea-8846-589a2298d496.jpg?v=1685485133","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/perils-of-a-pregnant-sleuth-dershie-mcdevitt-9781647046095","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}