{"product_id":"2940169607055","title":"An Untimely Frost: A Lilly Long Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eSolving crimes is not a dress rehearsal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChicago, 1881. The idea of a female detective is virtually unheard of. But when famed crime buster Allan Pinkerton opens his agency¿s doors to a handful of women, one intrepid actress with her own troubled past is driven to defy convention and take on a new and dangerous role.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince the age of eleven, when her mother was murdered, the life of the theater is all Lilly Long has known. Now twenty-two, she has blossomed into an accomplished Shakespearean actress. But after her innocence¿and her savings¿are taken from her by a seductive scoundrel, Lilly vows to leave the stage, enter the real world, and save others from a similar fate. Following in the footsteps of the country¿s first female detective, Lilly persuades Allan Pinkerton to take her on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLilly¿s acting skills are a perfect fit for her real-life role as a Pinkerton operative. But her first case is a baptism by fire as she is sent to the small town of Vandalia to solve the mystery of a pastor who disappeared with his family¿and the church¿s funds. When Lilly arrives, she finds the mere mention of the reverend¿s name provokes enmity or suspicious silence. Shadowed by a second Pinkerton agent with an agenda of his own, Lilly begins to uncover Vandalia¿s sordid secrets. But she¿ll have to deliver the performance of a lifetime to survive the final act of this drama.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098053853424,"sku":"2940169607055","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169607055_p0.jpg?v=1769897326","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169607055","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}