{"product_id":"2940169273625","title":"Queen Anne's Lace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA present day ghost leads China Bayles to a secret from Pecan Springs's past in this haunting mystery from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Susan Wittig Albert.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile helping Ruby Wilcox clean up the loft above their shops, China comes upon a box of antique handcrafted lace and old photographs. Following the discovery, she hears a woman humming an old Scottish ballad and smells the delicate scent of lavender....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon, strange happenings start to occur in Thyme and Seasons: misplaced items, a ringing bell, and the appearance of lavender sprigs in odd places. When a customer mentions seeing a mysterious woman picking flowers nearby and then suddenly disappearing, China must finally admit what Ruby has always knownamp;mdash;their building is haunted. But by whom?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs China investigates, the tragic story of a woman in one of the old photographs unfolds. Annie Laurie was a young widow who'd lost both her husband and her child in the same day. She manages to survive through her lace-making business and finds happiness again only to have a suspicious death overshadow her new life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChina delves into Annie's century-old mystery and realizes that solving it could have unimaginable repercussions in the here and now.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Recorded Books, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47101813620976,"sku":"2940169273625","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169273625_p0.jpg?v=1763677795","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169273625","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}