{"product_id":"the-masala-chai-mystery-club-isbn-9798892426091","title":"The Masala Chai Mystery Club","description":"\u003cb\u003eSuspects abound when a much-despised neighbor is killed, perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eOnly Murders in the Building\u003c\/i\u003e and Richard Osman’s \u003ci\u003eThe Thursday Murder Club\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRetired librarian Neeti Shah was hoping for a restful life with her chai-loving friends, but when the body of a  neighbor, a childhood friend of Neeti's, turns up dead and the killer’s  MO is similar to that of Neeti's most recent book club read, things  start to get out of control.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Neeti hears a  commotion at a neighbor’s house, she finds Rohit’s body sprawled across  the bottom of the staircase with Agatha Christie’s \u003ci\u003eThe Dumb Witness\u003c\/i\u003e nearby. Blackmailing his neighbors, threatening them with lawsuits, and  calling them by nasty nicknames were only some of the hateful things  that made him so disliked. But were they angry enough to kill?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNeeti  is indebted to her old friend, and she's determined to find his killer.  But she can't do it alone, so she enlists her mystery-loving friends,  the Masala Chai Mystery Club, to get to the bottom of the murder. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut  Neeti and her club members need to be careful. As more bodies turn up  and more suspects start to appear, they’ll need to find the killer  before they end up in hot water!\u003cb\u003eMJ Soni\u003c\/b\u003e’s short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eEllery Queen Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlfred  Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, Akashic Books, and \u003ci\u003eMasthead: Best New England  Crime Stories\u003c\/i\u003e. She penned her memoir, \u003ci\u003eDefying Apartheid\u003c\/i\u003e, which captures her experiences as a young activist in South Africa, after a writing class at her local community center. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA  lifelong fan of Agatha Christie, she now draws upon her love of the  culture and cuisine of her diverse Indian, African, and American  background to write heartwarming murder mysteries set largely in coastal  New England.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShe’s a recipient of the Leon B.  Burstein\/MWA-NY Scholarship and a runner-up to the Eleanor Taylor Bland  Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award, a Pitch Wars mentee and mentor,  and a member of Crime Writers of Color, Sisters in Crime National, and  Sisters in Crime\u003cb\u003e–\u003c\/b\u003eCT.","brand":"Crooked Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233711436005,"sku":"NP9798892426091","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798892426091.jpg?v=1773179759","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-masala-chai-mystery-club-isbn-9798892426091","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}