{"product_id":"9780738708645","title":"Curse of the Holy Pail (Odelia Grey Series #2)","description":"Is the \"Holy Pail\" cursed? Every owner of the vintage Chappy Wheeler lunchbox—a prototype based on the 1940s TV western—has died. And now Sterling Price, business tycoon and a client of Odelia Grey's law firm, has been fatally poisoned. Is it a coincidence that Price's one-of-a-kind lunch pail—worth over thirty grand—has disappeared at the same time? \u003cp\u003eTreading cautiously since a recent run-in with a bullet, Odelia takes small bites of this juicy, calorie-free mystery—and is soon ravenous for more! Her research reveals a sixty-year-old unsolved murder and Price's gold-digging ex-fiancée with two married men wrapped around her breasts...uh, finger. Mix in a surprise marriage proposal that sends an uncertain Odelia into chocolate sedation, and you've got an unruly recipe for delicious disaster.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I'd like to spend more time with Sue Ann Jaffarian's Odelia.\"—\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Plus-size paralegal Odelia Grey gets more than she bargained for when she accepts an unusual gift from a favorite client...Jaffarian plays the formula with finesse, keeping love problems firmly in the background while giving her heroine room to use her ample wit and grit.\"—\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Jaffarian offers the perfectly flawed alternative for readers sick and tired of picture-perfect characters.\" —\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Odelia Grey is a keeper.\"—\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Jaffarian's writing is sharp and sassy—like her protagonist—and she knows how to keep the suspense high.\"—\u003cem\u003eMystery Scene\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"I have enjoyed both books in the series. Odelia is a resourceful woman, and I didn't chafe at her amateur sleuthing. The book has an inspired cookie recipe.\"—\u003cem\u003eDeadly Pleasures\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Even better than her first...a major hoot!\"—Thomas B. Sawyer, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe\u003cem\u003eSixteenth Man\u003c\/em\u003e, former head writer\/producer of \u003cem\u003eMurder, She Wrote\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Odelia Gray is a wonderful addition to the mystery genre, a smart, funny, engaging plus-size heroine who takes readers on a plus-size ride. You root for her, laugh with her and cheer at her ultimate triumph. If I were in trouble, I'd want Odelia on my side.\"—Denise Hamilton, Edgar and Willa Cather Award-finalist and national bestselling author of \u003cem\u003ePrisoner of Memory\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"More fun than a lunch pail full of plump paralegals, The Curse of the Holy Pail is a tale as bouncy as its bodacious protagonist.\"—Bill Fitzhugh, author of \u003cem\u003eHighway 61\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eResurfaced\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"With a legendary curse, a possibly murderous little person, ruthless heirs, [and] charismatic thugs... a lively caper that will keep you guessing right till the end.\"—Kris Neri, award-winning author of the Tracy Eaton mysteries\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A funny read, with off the wall characters, a twisty plot and not a surplus calorie to be had. Recommended.\"—Bookbitch.com\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Well written and nicely paced, this is a good beach or airplane read.\"—Cycling.Finial.com\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Big women of the world, hang on to your hats, you're going to love Sue Ann Jaffarian's plus-sized Odelia Grey, amateur sleuth. This is funny, sexy, romantic, you name it, all wrapped up in one great mystery.\"—Cozylibrary.com\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Llewellyn Worldwide, LTD.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47020068438256,"sku":"9780738708645","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780738708645_p0.jpg?v=1763636236","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780738708645","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}