{"product_id":"the-fruit-of-lies-deb-pines-9781076045812","title":"The Fruit of Lies: A Chautauqua Murder Mystery","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Fruit of Lies is the sixth book in Deb Pines' traditional whodunit Chautauqua Mysteries featuring the wise and witty reporter sleuth of a certain age Mimi Goldman.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An Agatha Christie for the text-message age,\" IndieReader calls the series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen tyrannical billionaire Thomas C. Whistler drowns in a Japanese soaking tub in his Chautauqua McMansion in July 2018, was it an accident? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe police aren't sure. A note from the dead energy-bar magnate and phony TED Talk speaker says, \"Don't let my killer get away with it.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReporter and relentless snoop Mimi Goldman digs in. She questions Whistler's guilty-looking heirs, his seven glib and greedy kids, including: an ambitious actor, a building contractor, a Shakespearean scholar, a socialite and daughter with Down syndrome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAssisted by her computer-savvy son Jake and her 92-year-old sidekick (and wheelman) Sylvia Pritchard, Mimi even leaves Chautauqua this time to poke around nearby pawnshops and Lily Dale, a spooky spiritualist community. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMimi feels like she's getting nowhere -- until someone runs Sylvia's car off the road, landing the pair of persistent gumshoes in a ditch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBattered but hopeful, Mimi reexamines old clues and lies until she realizes the sad truth of this case -- in time to say \"I do\" to her devoted beau Walt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFans of Agatha Christie and Louise Penny and Elly Griffiths and \"Only Murders in the Building\" will enjoy this twist-filled mystery \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e calls, \"A breezy distraction that will keep readers guessing.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deb Pines\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1076045812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781076045812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Deb Pines","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44066928918783,"sku":"9781076045812","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5137b2b2-f70c-4e7d-8996-30e9ec1513f6.jpg?v=1685410165","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-fruit-of-lies-deb-pines-9781076045812","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}