{"product_id":"9780615954271","title":"Murder in the House of Beads: A Mystery in Paradise","description":"Catherine Hainsworth, a socialite living in Daytona Beach, Florida, finds herself in the middle of a murder investigation. The House of Beads, a shop of sparkling gemstones, pearls, silver and gold beads and chains falls under a pall when friends gather to attend a bead class. Julie Stone collapses on her beading board, slithering to the floor dead. Chaos ensues. Catherine kneels by her friend's side, compressing her chest in rhythm, shouting to the instructor to call 911.\u003cp\u003eThe coroner finds an overdose of drugs in Mrs. Stone's body. The police are immediately suspicious of Julie's husband, a well-known architect. Police Captain Manny Salinas interviews Catherine Hainsworth. What information does she have important to the case? Secretly, he is more than happy to connect again with Catherine. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrug smuggling brings FBI agent Hutchinson to Daytona Beach. Suddenly his case becomes entwined with the potential murder of Mrs. Stone. However, the two lawmen do not foresee they would both be vying for Catherine's attention as they struggle to solve the case of MURDER IN THE HOUSE OF BEADS.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Todd Book Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49782220980464,"sku":"9780615954271","price":9.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615954271","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}