{"product_id":"9781681480084","title":"The Short Con","description":"\u003cp\u003e\" \u003ci\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia Brown\u003c\/i\u003e but set in a girls' orphanage.\" —Rich Barrett, Mental Floss\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA loving and hilarious pastiche of the detective genre. Legendary kid detective \"Pops\" Popowski prefers to work alone. But when she's saddled with a rookie partner named Mary Branwell, Pops won't stop until she discovers who offed Mary's parents, whether Branwell wants her to or not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eAleks Sennwald\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and storyboard artist for the hit TV show \u003ci\u003eAdventure Time\u003c\/i\u003e . \u003cb\u003ePete Toms\u003c\/b\u003e is the Ignatz-nominated author of \u003ci\u003eIn Post. The Short Con\u003c\/i\u003e is their first graphic novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alternative Comics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47052289179888,"sku":"9781681480084","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781681480084_p0.jpg?v=1763693173","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781681480084","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}