{"product_id":"everyone-this-christmas-has-a-secret-a-festive-mystery-9780063412866","title":"Everyone This Christmas Has a Secret: A Festive Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBenjamin Stevenson returns with a Christmas addition to his bestselling, \"deviously good fun\" (Nita Prose), Ernest Cunningham mysteries. Unwrap all the Christmas staples: presents, family, an impossible murder or two, and a deadly advent calendar of clues. If \u003cem\u003eKnives Out \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Thursday Murder Club \u003c\/em\u003ekissed under the mistletoe.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy name's Ernest Cunningham. I used to be a fan of reading Golden Age murder mysteries, until I found myself with a haphazard career getting stuck in the middle of real-life ones. I'd hoped, this Christmas, that any self-respecting murderer would kick their feet up and take it easy over the holidays. I was wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo here I am, backstage at the show of world-famous magician Rylan Blaze, whose benefactor has just been murdered. My suspects are all professional tricksters: masters of the art of misdirection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e THE MAGICIAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e THE ASSISTANT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e THE EXECUTIVE\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e THE HYPNOTIST\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e THE IDENTICAL TWIN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e THE COUNSELLOR\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e THE TECH\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMy clues are even more abstract: A suspect covered in blood, without a memory of how it got there. A murder committed without setting foot inside the room where it happens. And an advent calendar. Because, you know, it's Christmas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf I can see through the illusions, I know I can solve it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter all, a good murder is just like a magic trick, isn't it?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Benjamin Stevenson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Ernest Cunningham Mysteries #3\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.6lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.60w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780063412866","brand":"Ripon Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44150908911661,"sku":"9780063412866","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0681\/0501\/1245\/files\/img_87a54c0f-7c05-4a8c-8e05-7b0080393bfb.jpg?v=1757339371","url":"https:\/\/riponbookstore.com\/products\/everyone-this-christmas-has-a-secret-a-festive-mystery-9780063412866","provider":"Ripon Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}