{"product_id":"rituals-of-the-dead-an-artifact-mystery-paperback","title":"Rituals of the Dead: An Artifact Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJennifer S. Alderson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA museum researcher must solve a decades-old mystery before she becomes the killer's next victim in this riveting dual timeline thriller set in Papua and the Netherlands.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgats, Dutch New Guinea (Papua), 1961\u003c\/strong\u003e: While collecting Asmat artifacts for a New York museum, American anthropologist \u003cstrong\u003eNick Mayfield\u003c\/strong\u003e stumbles upon a smuggling ring organized by high-ranking members of the Dutch colonial government and the Catholic Church. Before he can alert the authorities, he vanishes in a mangrove swamp, never to be seen again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAmsterdam, the Netherlands, 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e: While preparing for an exhibition of Asmat artifacts in a Dutch ethnographic museum, researcher \u003cstrong\u003eZelda Richardson\u003c\/strong\u003e finds Nick Mayfield's journal in a long-forgotten crate. Before Zelda can finish reading the journal, her housemate is brutally murdered and 'Give back what is not yours' is scrawled on their living room wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone wants ancient history to stay that way--and believes murder is the surest way to keep the past buried. Can she solve a sixty-year-old mystery before decades of deceit, greed, and retribution cost Zelda her life?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eAwarded a B.R.A.G. Medallion by indieBRAG's readers in December 2018\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOne of Amy's Bookshelf Reviews' Top 20 Books of 2018\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWinner of a Chill with a Book Readers' Award, June 2018\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA \u003cem\u003eWomen Writers, Women's Books\u003c\/em\u003e magazine's Recommended Reads for March 2018\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew Apple's 2018 Summer Book Awards, Official Selection Mystery\/Thriller category\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBookLife Prize for Fiction 2018, Mystery\/Thriller category, rating 8.50\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eArt, religion, and history collide in this edge-of-your-seat museum thriller, Book Two of the Zelda Richardson Mystery Series. The novels in this series can be read in any order.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47416358961330,"sku":"9789083001128","price":20.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/f8c4f560a739fb2c7001f8a7d8f05ee8.webp?v=1778404847","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/rituals-of-the-dead-an-artifact-mystery-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}