{"product_id":"the-taverna-affair-joanne-pence-9781949566611","title":"The Taverna Affair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA dead body washes up on the shore, a mysterious woman hides too many secrets, and whispers of an international criminal ring fill the night...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile would-be chef Angie Amalfi nervously awaits her engagement party with her swoon-worthy fianc?, Homicide Inspector Paavo Smith, her clueless neighbor Stan finds himself swept into a whirlwind romance with a mysterious woman. Before he knows it, his quiet life is in a complete upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs if that weren't enough, Angie's fiance and her father are forced to work together to solve a mystery on their own--one they fear Angie or her mother learning about. But then, as murders happen around the Greek Taverna where Stan met his lady-friend, and as the murders shift closer to home, Angie's got to solve a crime messier than her mother's famous spaghetti sauce-and somehow still get through her engagement party without a full-blown family meltdown. Will she save Stan's love life, her parents' marriage, maintain her sanity, and still pull off the engagement party of the year?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon't miss the next mouthwaatering chapter in Angie's deliciously dangerous life!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNOTE: The main characters in this story appear in an early mystery series by the author. This is an updated version of the mystery, Courting Disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joanne Pence\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1949566617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949566611\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quail Hill Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 290\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.82lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.65d","brand":"Joanne Pence","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46489658327295,"sku":"9781949566611","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4a715cf4-ac08-41e2-aaa9-050dfa33e139.jpg?v=1736954196","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-taverna-affair-joanne-pence-9781949566611","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}