{"product_id":"the-authors-guide-to-murder-a-novel-isbn-9780063259874","title":"The Author's Guide to Murder: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A pure delight from start to finish! Williams, White and Willig are in top form in this clever, engrossing whodunnit with a heart.” \u003c\/strong\u003e—\u003cstrong\u003eLisa Unger, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe New Couple in 5B\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThree beloved New York Times bestselling novelists, one marvelously entertaining locked-room whodunit! When a famous writer is found dead in the book-lined study of a remote Scottish castle, three very different American novelists become prime suspects!\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAgatha Christie meets \u003cem\u003eMurder, She Wrote \u003c\/em\u003ein this witty locked room mystery and literary satire by \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling team of novelists: Beatriz Williams, Lauren Willig, and Karen White.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere’s been a sensational murder at historic Castle Kinloch, a gothic fantasy of grey granite on a remote island in the Highlands of Scotland. Literary superstar Brett Saffron Presley has been found dead—under bizarre circumstances—in the castle tower’s book-lined study. Years ago, Presley purchased the castle as a showpiece for his brand and to lure paying guests with a taste for writerly glamour. Now it seems, the castle has done him in…or, possibly, one of the castle’s guests has. Detective Chief Inspector Euan McIntosh, a local with no love for literary Americans, finds himself with the unenviable task of extracting statements from three American lady novelists. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe prime suspects are Kat de Noir, a slinky erotica writer; Cassie Pringle, a Southern mom of six juggling multiple cozy mystery series; and Emma Endicott, a New England blue blood and author of critically acclaimed historical fiction. The women claim to be best friends writing a book together, but the authors’ stories about how they know Brett Saffron Presley don’t quite line up, and the detective is getting increasingly suspicious. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy did the authors really come to Castle Kinloch? And what really happened the night of the great Kinloch ceilidh, when Brett Saffron Presley skipped the folk dancing for a rendezvous with death? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA crafty locked-room mystery, a pointed satire about the literary world, and a tale of unexpected friendship and romance—this novel has it all, as only three bestselling authors can tell it! \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“If, like me, you’re mourning the season end of the HBO series, \u003cem\u003eThe Gilded Age\u003c\/em\u003e, I have good news: Atlanta author Karen White along with Beatriz William and Lauren Willig have penned \u003cem\u003eThe Lost Summers of Newport\u003c\/em\u003e, a historic mystery spanning more than a century of the once-wealthy Sprague family residing in an extravagant Gilded Age home in Newport, Rhode Island.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAugusta Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Three pros unite again for this fun, dramatic mystery with an exotic setting and delightful characters.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A pure delight from start to finish! \u003cem\u003eThe Author's Guide to Murder\u003c\/em\u003e is a mystery packed with twists and turns, some loving (and hilarious) jabs at the publishing world, and a wee dram of romance—all set at a writers retreat in a Scottish castle. What could be better? 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