{"product_id":"9780345447920","title":"The Alpine Pursuit: An Emma Lord Mystery","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eDaheim, Mary\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFawcett\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\/29\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eMass-market Paperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eAs her myriad of fans can attest, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Mary Daheim creates   wonderful mysteries peopled with marvelous characters as quirky as they are endearing.   \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e says Daheim is “one of the brightest stars in our city’s literary   constellation”—and the popularity of her irresistible Pacific Northwest crime series   has swept across the nation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eFor a small town newspaper like \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eAlpine Advocate\u003c\/i\u003e,   a new play at the local community college is big news. Editor and publisher Emma   Lord is duty-bound to attend opening night, but expects the amateur enterprise will   serve only as a cure for insomnia. The play is dubbed “a black comedy,” but the only   laughs Emma gets are from the bad acting and the wretched script. And while the turgid   production makes Wagner’s \u003ci\u003eRing\u003c\/i\u003e cycle seem like a vignette, the real drama begins   just before the final curtain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Hans Berenger, dean of students, wasn’t well known   or well liked around Alpine, but the audience found his death scene genuinely convincing—until   they realized he wasn’t acting. No one can say how or when the blanks in the prop   gun were replaced with the real bullets that killed Berenger, but the list of suspects   reads like a playbill of the cast and crew. They all had opportunity, access, and   their own axes to grind with the thespically challenged dean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Seeking the assistance   of Vida Runkel, the \u003ci\u003eAdvocate\u003c\/i\u003e’s redoubtable House and Home editor, Emma Lord vows   to unravel a mystery that spirals out into unexpected places. As Emma sets the stage   for the most likely suspect, she finds herself in a two-character scene whose next   cue could make the resolute editor take a final—and permanent—bow.","brand":"Fawcett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44219600666879,"sku":"9780345447920","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780345447920_s600x595.jpg?v=1775588619","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780345447920","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}