{"product_id":"2940012237231","title":"The Singing Sleuth Crosses the Pond","description":"Some honeymoon!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlec and his new bride have just been summoned to Rome to join the Centaurus, a transatlantic cruise ship en route from the Eastern Mediterranean to Fort Lauderdale. The dead body of the ship’s doctor was found in the Renaissance Art Gallery. She was not only nude, but also covered in bronze paint and strangled with picture-hanging wire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAny one of Dr. Priestley’s former associates at Calliope Pictures could have “performed” the deed. The motion picture company was filming the final scenes of The Crook and the Contessa, steps away from the art gallery. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWas her killer: \u003cbr\u003eSydney Clayton, the movie’s ego-driven director\u003cbr\u003eZita Mancini, the distressed starlet\u003cbr\u003ePeter Grant, the handsome lead actor and ladies’ man\u003cbr\u003eKate Street, the aging script supervisor, or \u003cbr\u003ePaul Valentine, the addicted prop master?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmong the crew:\u003cbr\u003eJohn Morse, the ship’s captain gave Priestley a wide berth\u003cbr\u003eJudith Green, the physician’s assistant called her a cold-hearted snake, and \u003cbr\u003eBenjamin Tucker, the chief of security felt anything but secure in her presence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlec has everything he needs to solve the case: single-malt whisky, his trusty pipe, and songs from the silver screen to help him decipher clues, describe his suspects, and name the killer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoin Alec as he crosses the pond with murder on his mind and a song in his heart.","brand":"Usher Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47156491976944,"sku":"2940012237231","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012237231_p0.jpg?v=1763553685","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012237231","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}