{"product_id":"an-ivy-beasley-mysteryisbn-9780425261804","title":"An Ivy Beasley Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the Lois Meade Mysteries...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSave the date: Ivy Elizabeth Beasley is ready to share her golden years and plans to wed Roy Vivian Goodman on the fifth of May. A spinster no more, the private eye is in for marriage, murder, and mishaps galore…\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt’s the talk of Ivy Beasley's retirement community—her fiancé, Roy, has quite the hefty inheritance. She couldn’t care less about his fortune, but it has a way of luring long-lost relatives out of the woodwork. And when, against Ivy’s wishes, Roy asks his dubious nephew, furniture salesman Steven Wright, to be the best man, she cannot help but disapprove. After all, she suspects he’s out for his uncle’s fortune…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut after the banns of Ivy and Roy’s marriage are announced at the Barrington village church and an anonymous voice shouts out a protest, the wedding may be off. And with the discovery of a body in a bed in a nearby furniture shop, Ivy and her team of sleuths at Enquire Within may be closer to a dangerous reception than they realize.\u003c\/p\u003ePraise for the Ivy Beasley Mysteries\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This cozy will keep you guessing until the last page. A very fast story with a very unique main character in Ivy. Full of wit, animosity and friendships to keep.”—\u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Romance\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A pleasant read, evoking Saint Mary Mead and Miss Marple with its atmosphere of surface calm and hidden demons. It’s a solid book, cleverly plotted and tightly structured, with all the makings of a perennial favorite.”—\u003ci\u003eCurled Up with a Good Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e...\u003c\/i\u003eand the Lois Meade Mysteries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Spot-on observations of working-class village life.\"--Publishers Weekly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A real page turner.\" --Kirkus Reviews\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The indomitable Lois is something of an updated Miss Marple\"--Booklist \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnn Purser\u003c\/b\u003e is also the author of the Lois Meade Mysteries that ran from \u003ci\u003eMurder on Monday\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eSorrow on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e and now continue Lois Meade's sleuthing in \u003ci\u003eWarning at One\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTragedy at Two\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThreats at Three\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFoul Play at Four,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFound Guilty at Five\u003c\/i\u003e. The series featuring Ivy Beasley includes such titles as \u003ci\u003eThe Hangman's Row Enquiry\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Measby Murder Enquiry\u003c\/i\u003e. She was born in Market Harborough in Leicestershire, and has lived most of her life in villages. She has turned her hand to many things, including journalism (as a columnist for \u003ci\u003eSHE\u003c\/i\u003e magazine), keeper of hens and donkeys, art gallery manager, clerical assistant in a village school, Open University graduate, novelist, mother of three, wife of Philip Purser, critic and writer. She is an avid reader of detective stories.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304681951461,"sku":"NP9780425261804","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780425261804.jpg?v=1730758107","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/an-ivy-beasley-mysteryisbn-9780425261804","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}