{"product_id":"9781456882464","title":"Up On Crowley's Ridge: A Murder Mystery","description":"\"In January, 1966 a small group of American scientists traveled to Brazil seeking new and exotic plants to test for curative powers. It was a secret mission sponsored by a consortium of big American pharmaceutical companies who have pooled their talents and money to fi nd a cure for cancer.\u003cbr\u003eThey are determined to beat a group from Europe who are sponsoring a similar search in the rain forests of Africa. The stakes are huge for the winning team.\u003cbr\u003eThe scientists traveled deep into the Amazon rain forests, talking to native tribes along the way. One small, obscure, tribe whose people have never even heard of cancer, showed them some plants the natives used and consumed daily to maintain their incredibly good health. The scientists collect over a hundred samples to take back to their lab in New York for testing. Among them is liquid taken from a plant that the natives wouldnât go near, claiming it brought death to anyone who touched it. They collected the sample in a glass vial and labeled it sample # 23.\u003cbr\u003eHow did this small sample get to Northeast Arkansas and why did fi ve people die before three men, calling themselves âThe Varsity Clubâ, solve the mystery and bring the perpetrator to justice?\u003cbr\u003eRead how in Up On Crowleyâs Ridge, the newest murder mystery by the author of Gotcha!, The Unlikely Predator, and 30 Days In May.\"\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Xlibris Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47129027707120,"sku":"9781456882464","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781456882464_p0.jpg?v=1763860775","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781456882464","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}