{"product_id":"murder-takes-a-vacation-a-novel-a-mrs-blossom-mystery-1","title":"Murder Takes a Vacation: A Novel (A Mrs. Blossom Mystery, 1)","description":"“Murder Takes a Vacation has all Laura Lippman's trademark razor-sharp insight and effortlessly absorbing writing, plus huge amounts of warmth and fun. Mrs. Blossom is a pure joy, and I'm already hoping for more.” –Tana French\nHighly acclaimed New York Times bestselling author Laura Lippman returns with an irresistible mystery featuring Muriel Blossom, a former private investigator and middle-aged widow whose vacation on a Parisian river cruise turns into a deadly international mystery…that only she can solve.\nMrs. Blossom has a knack for blending into the background, which was an asset during her days assisting private investigator Tess Monaghan. But when she finds a winning lottery ticket in a parking lot, everything changes. She is determined to see the world that she sometimes feels is passing her by.\nWhen Mrs. Blossom booked her cruise through France on the MS Solitaire, she did not expect to meet Allan on her transatlantic flight. He is the first man who’s sparked something inside her since her beloved husband passed.\nShe also didn’t expect Allan to be found, dead, twenty-four hours later in Paris, a city he wasn’t supposed to be in.\nNow Mrs. Blossom doesn’t know who to trust on board the ship, especially when a mystifying man, Danny, keeps popping up around every corner, always present when things go awry. He is convinced that Allan was transporting a stolen piece of art, and Mrs. Blossom knows more than she lets on, regarding both the artifact and Allan’s death.\nMrs. Blossom’s questions only increase as the cruise sails down the Seine. Why does it feel like she is being followed? Who was Allan, and why was he killed? Most alarmingly, why do these mysterious men keep flirting with her?\nCalled \"extraordinary\" by Stephen King and \"a brilliant novelist\" by Gillian Flynn, Laura Lippman has been named one of the \"essential\" crime writers of the last century. Dive into her latest mystery here.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0062998110\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0062998110.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Lippman, Laura\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41584298950714,"sku":"DBV.0062998110.A","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/murder-takes-a-vacation-a-novel-a-mrs-blossom-mystery-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}