{"product_id":"9781480490673","title":"Deception's Daughter","description":"\u003cb\u003ePhiladelphia heiress and amateur sleuth Martha Beale investigates the kidnapping of a society girl on the verge of marriage in Cordelia Frances Biddle’s second Martha Beale mystery\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartha Beale, now the guardian of seven-year-old Ella and five-year-old Cai, has just returned to Philadelphia after summering in the country. The children have to begin school, and Martha looks forward to a reunion with Thomas Kelman, even though she isn’t sure where their relationship stands. But a string of robberies is plaguing the city and the nineteen-year-old daughter of one of Philadelphia’s wealthiest families has vanished. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith no unified police force, the mayor depends on Thomas Kelman to sort out criminal matters. Martha reluctantly acts as a liaison between Thomas and the missing girl’s parents, but the investigation soon takes a darker turn. As suspicion falls on rich and poor alike, both the guilty and innocent become ensnared in a web of deception and escalating violence.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141826560240,"sku":"9781480490673","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480490673_p0.jpg?v=1763620146","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480490673","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}