{"product_id":"9781943476534","title":"The Musubi Murder","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIf you like your cozy mysteries with humor and a satisfying dose of sarcasm, Frankie Bow is your go-to author.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e~Laura's Interests Book Blog\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eNewly single and far from home, Professor Molly Barda wants to stay out of trouble until she gets tenure at remote Mahina State University. But when local big-shot Jimmy Tanaka, \"The Most Hated Man in Hawaii,\" pledges a huge donation to Molly's college and then disappears, Molly's bottom-line-obsessed dean tasks her with locating the missing mogul. As Molly explores ancient grudges and uncovers old scandals, she starts to fall for Tanaka's competitor, the too-good-to-be-true Donnie Gonsalves. Donnie seems to like her for all the wrong reasons--and has a few secrets of his own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Musubi Murder is for mystery lovers\u003cbr\u003eHawaii expatriates disillusioned academics anyone who fancies Spam (the meat)\u003cbr\u003eWhat is a Musubi (pronounced moo-soo-BEE)?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Spam musubi, Hawaii's favorite snack and Merrie Musubis' signature dish, is a cube of sticky rice topped with a slice of fried Spam, and then wrapped in a strip of dried seaweed. From a distance, musubis look a lot like oversized pieces of sushi.\u003cbr\u003eAmazon categories: \u003cbr\u003eCozy Mystery\u003cbr\u003eWomen Sleuths\u003cbr\u003eAmateur Sleuths\u003cbr\u003eIsland Settings\u003cbr\u003eSatire\u003cbr\u003eIf you like Dorothy Parker, Sarah Caudwell, P.G. Wodehouse, and E.F. Benson's Mapp and Lucia stories, try the Molly Barda Mysteries.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hawaiian Heritage Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47046774259952,"sku":"9781943476534","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781943476534_p0.jpg?v=1763789673","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781943476534","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}