{"product_id":"9781483525600","title":"Murder, Mystery and Croquet: Wicket People Wield Murderous Mallets - True Stories","description":"MAKE NO MISTAKE! THIS BOOK IS ABOUT MURDER. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt includes over 80 true stories and mysteries based on croquet. In 1893 the United States courts established \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ethe croquet mallet as a deadly weapon. To lighten the book up, it has been sprinkled with old time radio \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003equotes. You will hear from Jack Benny, Fibber McGee and the Shadow.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE UNEXPECTED: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe true story of kids playing with an exploding croquet ball will leave you on the edge of your seat.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBonnie and Clyde's gang was taken out be a female croquet heroine. Her story was passed over by a male-dominated press and Hollywood films. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJacqueline Kennedy bashed her croquet opponent in the head with her mallet leaving the player comatose all day long. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCardinal Richelieu in France successfully plotted the peculiar death of a \"ball and mallet\" croquet opponent in 1618. He talked him into going on a \"wonderful adventure\" to the new world - French America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou will meet Egg and Bea, two well behaved, small children who excelled in grade school. They used their father's head for a croquet ball and ended his life with perfect croquet mallet stokes. Then they turned on their mother. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYou will read about the curious croquet deaths of a horse, dog and cat. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe eccentric man, who burned his home down over croquet rules will leave you wondering. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrained sparrows robbing unsuspecting croquet players may seem outlandish, but in England \"sparrow thievery\" was a top crime.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThere were three croquet cliques in Washington D. C., London and Berlin. It may seem fanciful now, but they virtually ran World War II.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA croquet ghost lurks in a Scottish castle, where her murder was successfully covered up. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePresidents such as Lincoln, Grant and McKinley were croquet enthusiasts and spread the love of the game through America and the Olympic games. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSusan B. Anthony promoted defending \"women's rights to own croquet mallets\" as a part of her platform. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA bigamist countess played croquet out of two English castles to great success, before her strange games were found out\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe chapter on \"how to cheat at croquet\" or \"detect a croquet cheat\" explores the personal experiences of numerous players - there, humorous stories reveal sinister behavior. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBright spots of croquet are included with the Connecticut eXtreme Croquet Society, St. John's College and the two croquet champions of the 20th century, whom you know well.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is rated PG, as it believed that violence or bloodshed would not further the plots of these true stories.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn the back book cover, it asks what Abraham Lincoln, Marilyn Monroe, Adolph Hitler and Mata Hari had in common. The answer is that they were croquet enthusiasts. Added to this list were King Charles II of England, The prince of Wales, President James Garfield and Blackjack the cat. They have something else in common, They all met early, untimely death.","brand":"BookBaby","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47157771043056,"sku":"9781483525600","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781483525600_p0.jpg?v=1763629428","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781483525600","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}