{"product_id":"dead-bolt-isbn-9780451235305","title":"Dead Bolt","description":"Turner Construction's latest restoration project is a historic  Queen Anne Victorian in San Francisco. This time general contractor Mel  Turner has to work around the owners who insist on sticking around- along with some ghosts that insist in their own way that the work  stops...\u003cp\u003eThe ghosts aren't the only ones standing in the way of the  renovations. A crotchety neighbor, Emile Blunt, secretly wants this  house, and could be behind some of the disturbances. But when Emile is  found dead, it's Mel who appears guilty. Now she must restore the  building-and her reputation-before it's too late.\u003c\/p\u003e\"Cleverly plotted with a terrific sense of the history of the greater Bay  Area, Blackwell's series has plenty of ghosts and supernatural happenings  to keep readers entertained and off balance.\" — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In Blackwell's smooth, seductive second mystery featuring San Francisco  historic house contractor Melanie Turner (after 2010's If Walls Could  Talk), something otherworldly is interfering with Mel's work on Jim and  Katenka Daley's 1890s Queen Anne Victorian. Mel must also contend with  the elderly neighbor across the street, Emile Blunt, who's determined to  buy the Daleys' house, even though it's not for sale. Mel's father,  himself a former contractor, tries to smooth things over with the  crotchety Emile, only to find him shot dead the next day. Desperate to  save her character and her renovation from a murder, Mel may have to dig  the truth up about yet another ghost before all is said and done. The  return of divorced Mel's old crush, green building expert Graham Donovan,  adds romantic interest. Cozy fans will want to see a lot more of the  endearing Mel.\" — \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJuliet Blackwell \u003c\/b\u003eis the pseudonym for the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of the Haunted Home Renovation Mystery series. She also writes the Witchcraft Mystery series and, together with her sister, wrote the Art Lover’s Mystery series as Hailey Lind. The first in the series, \u003ci\u003eFeint of Art\u003c\/i\u003e, was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel. She is also the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eLetters from Paris\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Key. \u003c\/i\u003eAs owner of her own faux-finish and design studio, the author has spent many days and nights on construction sites renovating beautiful historic homes throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.","brand":"Berkley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302307188965,"sku":"NP9780451235305","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780451235305.jpg?v=1767724815","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/dead-bolt-isbn-9780451235305","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}