{"product_id":"9780380977369","title":"House of Seven Mabels (Jane Jeffry Series #13)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003eHarried suburban single mom and delightfully incorrigible busybody Jane Jeffry returns to do some dangerous housecleaning in another charming whodunit from America's Agatha Award-winning answer to Dame Agatha Christie: Jill Churchill.\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomemaking is about to take on a whole new meaning for Jane Jeffry now that she's agreed to help restore and redecorate a decrepit old neighborhood mansion. The home's owner, the prosperously divorced Bitsy Burnside, considers herself to be a feminist to the max and wants an almost all-female crew to do the dirty work — prompting the quick-witted Shelley Nowack to dub the project \"the House of Seven Mabels.\" With her best friend and decorating whiz Shelley on the estrogen-heavy team, Jane thinks this exhausting, plaster-dusty job may not be as unpleasant as it initially appeared to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil, of course, things start to get very messy. It begins with a series of mean-spirited \"pranks\" — strange odors, mysterious electrical shorts, a myriad of petty annoyances designed to impede the progress of the fixer-uppers. And then the pranks turn deadly, leaving one of the workers lying lifeless at the foot of a staircase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTragic, yes, but an accident? Jane thinks not. And with the able assistance of Shelley, not to mention a little help from her best beau, Chicago detective Mel VanDyne, Jane's hoping she can construct a solid case and nail the assassin. Suspects are certainly in abundant supply. The surviving members of Bitsy's building brigade all had the opportunity. Joe Budley — the contractor originally hired, then fired when Bitsy had her \"no men allowed\" epiphany — had a motive. But the more Jane saws away at the truth, the more complicated the criminal blueprint appears. And she may be painting herself into a comer, leaving no exit if a crafty killer decides to make Jane Jeffry the next demolition project.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47024919412976,"sku":"9780380977369","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780380977369_p0.jpg?v=1763693729","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780380977369","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}