{"product_id":"2940015905458","title":"Kill Smartie Breedlove (a mystery)","description":"A deliciously quirky whodunit by the bestselling author of SUGARLAND and THE HURRICANE LOVER...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRecently widowed private dick Shep Hartigate, a dishonored cop reduced to chasing cheating spouses for a ruthless Houston divorce lawyer, teams up with free-spirited pulp fiction writer Smartie Breedlove to find out who's killing the inconvenient exes of Texas--including Smartie's BFF, Charma Bovet, a centerfold with a heart of gold. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCould Shep's gorgeous but unscrupulous employer really have a secret bimbo\/mimbo hit list? Or is Smartie Breedlove a few peeps shy of an Easter basket? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA colorful cast of problematic lovers, longsuffering family, and stalwart friends (both two-legged and four-legged) close ranks around Smartie and Shep as they sift clues and maneuver to stay alive. Calling on her longtime companions Agatha Christie, Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler and Daphne du Maurier, Smartie finds a roadmap to the hardboiled plot twists and U-turns drawing her perilously close to a damaging past that left her scarred and now threatens to destroy her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNYT bestselling ghostwriter, author and indie publisher Joni Rodgers is known for creating characters that resonate, dialogue that crackles with wit, and plots that surprise. If you love a great mystery woven with skill, humor and compassion, KILL SMARTIE BREEDLOVE will not disappoint.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVisit www.JoniRodgers.com for bonus content and reading group guide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKudos for author Joni Rodgers:\u003cbr\u003e\"Rodgers lives, loves and writes without a safety net.\"\u003cbr\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Alternately wrenching and humorous...Rodgers' strength is a knack for realistic characters who show their faults unselfconsciously and a womanly wise, laugh-through-tears appreciation of life.\"\u003cbr\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Every character resonates with life.\" \u003cbr\u003eSouthern Living Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wise [storytelling] choices and the right amount of grit.\" \u003cbr\u003eTexas Monthly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Rodgers is a pure storyteller. She writes with a wit, lyricism, humanity and joy that make her books impossible to put down.\" \u003cbr\u003eOscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"At its best, her prose is dazzling, risky and intoxicating.\"\u003cbr\u003ePam Houston, bestselling author of Waltzing the Cat","brand":"Stella Link Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101071720688,"sku":"2940015905458","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940015905458_p0.jpg?v=1763626244","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940015905458","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}