{"product_id":"9781594749742","title":"Ten Dead Comedians","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFred Van Lente’s brilliant debut is both a savagely funny homage to the Golden Age of Mystery and a thoroughly contemporary show-business satire.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the story opens, nine comedians of various acclaim are summoned to the island retreat of legendary Hollywood funnyman Dustin Walker. The group includes a former late-night TV host, a washed-up improv instructor, a ridiculously wealthy “blue collar” comic, and a past-her-prime Vegas icon. All nine arrive via boat to find that every building on the island is completely deserted. Marooned without cell phone service or wifi signals, they soon find themselves being murdered one by one. But who is doing the killing, and why? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA darkly clever take on Agatha Christie’s \u003ci\u003eAnd Then There Were None \u003c\/i\u003eand other classics of the genre, \u003ci\u003eTen Dead Comedians \u003c\/i\u003eis a marvel of literary ventriloquism, with hilarious comic monologues in the voice of every suspect. It’s also an ingeniously plotted puzzler with a twist you’ll never see coming!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Quirk Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47049172615408,"sku":"9781594749742","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781594749742_p0.jpg?v=1763814905","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781594749742","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}