{"product_id":"9781466887497","title":"The Lavender Lane Lothario: A Berger and Mitry Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eEvery  year, the Gant family performs an annual ritual desecrating the tomb of  Aurora Bing. The Gants have held a grudge against the legendary silent  film star for almost eighty years, but for Shem Gant and his son, things  have become personal. Aurora's only grandchild, Hubie Swope, has shut  down Shem's notoriously rowdy beachfront bar, and refuses to allow The  Pit to reopen until Shem undertakes expensive upgrades. This means war.  And when The Pit catches fire and Hubie Swope's charred remains are  found in the rubble, it also means murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho killed Hubie  Swope? Crime-fighting duo Mitch and Des have no idea. Not only are Shem  and his son prime suspects, but so are the women in Hubie's life. To  their surprise, Mitch and Des discover that Dorset's building inspector,  a quiet widower who repaired cuckoo clocks in his little house on  Lavender Lane, was secretly juggling four girlfriends at once. And then  there's Gaylord Holland, a builder who had a beef of his own with Hubie.  Dorset is in turmoil, and only New York City film critic Mitch Berger  and Connecticut State Police Resident Trooper Des Mitry can put it back  together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the eleventh in David Handler's original,  hilarious and charming series featuring the engaging biracial couple  that fans love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47124804600048,"sku":"9781466887497","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781466887497_p0.jpg?v=1763688260","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781466887497","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}