{"product_id":"bless-your-heart-isbn-9798892421638","title":"Bless Your Heart","description":"\u003cb\u003eMotherhood and murder link five very different women when a working-class detective clashes with wealthy moms in this upmarket thriller in the vein of May Cobb and Jeneva Rose.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnderson Tupper, a member of one of Atlanta’s richest families, has been murdered in the dugout of the Little League field where he was a volunteer coach, and it’s up to Detective Shay Claypool, a single mother from the other side of town, to find his killer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the exclusive area of Buckhead threatening to secede from the city of Atlanta and take its tax revenue with it, Shay is under pressure to solve the murder of one of Buckhead’s own. Accustomed to handling drug dealers and prostitutes, she must now contend with an even more sinister group: the Buckhead Betties, the insufferably entitled women of Georgia’s most affluent zip code. One of them might be a murderer, but who? Is it the old-money queen of Buckhead? The mysterious new girl in town? The drug-dealing trophy wife?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt seems secrets and lies are as plentiful as luxury handbags in Atlanta and everyone’s guilty of something. Shay’s investigation will make her examine her own prejudices and discover that, as a woman and a mother, she might not be that different from the Betties after all. And if she isn’t careful, they just might take her down with them.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eBless Your Heart\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“Audacious, wry, and darkly hilarious. This murderous mix of revealing social commentary mixed with a solid mystery is magnolia sweet and sharply mordant as only an insider’s southern gimlet eye can be. \u003ci\u003eDesigning Women\u003c\/i\u003e meets\u003ci\u003e Big Little Lies i\u003c\/i\u003en this witty, voicey pageturner!”\u003cbr\u003e—Hank Phillippi Ryan, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe House Guest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A little bit \u003ci\u003eDesperate Housewives\u003c\/i\u003e, a little bit Jacqueline Susann, and the delicious whiff of camp . . . This is a hoot.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A luscious, wickedly entertaining novel set in Atlanta’s rich Buckhead enclave that leads its readers on a merry chase to the finish.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSouthern Literary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Clever, engaging, and a cozy mystery lover's delight from cover to cover . . . A fun and thoroughly engaging read for police procedural mystery buffs.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A simply delicious mystery that will have you savoring every page. Fans of reality TV housewives, soap operas, lifestyles of the rich and famous or readers who just love a fast-paced engaging mystery, will eat this one up!”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eWonder Women Sixty\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dunlap masterfully weaves class tension and maternal instinct into a heart-pounding thriller that grips you from the first page. Detective Shay Claypool crashes through the pristine veneer of Buckhead society, exposing the dark secrets lurking beneath designer handbags and country club memberships. The “Buckhead Betties” circle their wagons as Shay hunts for a killer among Atlanta’s elite, challenging everyone’s assumptions about privilege and justice. Brimming with southern charm and lethal ambition, \u003ci\u003eBless Your Heart\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a wickedly entertaining reminder that motherhood might unite women across social divides, but murder reveals who they truly are.”\u003cbr\u003e—Kaira Rouda, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of\u003ci\u003e Jill Is Not Happy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWe Were Never Friends\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A riveting thriller that lays bare the tensions in a steamy Atlanta neighborhood – this page-turner is perfect for fans of May Cobb and Jeneva Rose.”\u003cbr\u003e—Aggie Blum Thompson, author of\u003ci\u003e Such a Lovely Family\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Equal parts murder mystery and social satire, Leigh Dunlap’s \u003ci\u003eBless Your Heart\u003c\/i\u003e is a savagely gleeful take on the Atlanta elite, \u003ci\u003eLaw \u0026amp; Order\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eDesperate Housewives . . . \u003c\/i\u003eDunlap is a witty and vicious satirist in addition to being a compelling mystery writer.”\u003cbr\u003e—Christopher Swann, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eNever Back Down\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeigh Dunlap\u003c\/b\u003e is the screenwriter of the hit Warner Bros. movie \u003ci\u003eA Cinderella Story\u003c\/i\u003e.  A native of Los Angeles, she attended film school at the University of  Southern California. She now splits time and personalities between South  Carolina and South Kensington and dreams of one day giving it all up  and searching for buried treasure. Until then, she writes movies and  books. Including this one. Her debut novel.","brand":"Crooked Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48232988410085,"sku":"NP9798892421638","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9798892421638.jpg?v=1767722766","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/bless-your-heart-isbn-9798892421638","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}