{"product_id":"the-fruit-of-lies-a-chautauqua-murder-mystery-paperback","title":"The Fruit of Lies: A Chautauqua Murder Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeb Pines\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\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 \u003c\/p\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.\"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 218\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47408572891314,"sku":"9781076045812","price":22.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/547ff0d9cfa73995e0e09913481f277a.webp?v=1778248232","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-fruit-of-lies-a-chautauqua-murder-mystery-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}