{"product_id":"hidden-beneath-isbn-9781496735713","title":"Hidden Beneath","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn Barbara Ross’ award-winning series featuring sleuth Julia Snowden and her family’s coastal Maine clambake business, two mysteries rock the colony of Chipmunk Island after a suspicious memorial service has Julia and her mother shifting into some family sleuthing.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eServing up mouthwatering shellfish, the Snowden Family Clambake has become a beloved institution in Busman’s Harbor, Maine. But when new clues rise to the surface five years after the disappearance of Julia Snowden’ s mother’s friend, the family business shifts to sleuthing . . .\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulia and her mother, Jacqueline, have come to the exclusive summer colony of Chipmunk Island to attend a memorial service for Jacqueline’s old friend Ginny, who’s been officially declared dead half a decade after she went out for her daily swim in the harbor and was never seen again. But something seems fishy at the service—especially with the ladies of the Wednesday Club. As Julia and Jacqueline begin looking into Ginny’s cold case, a present-day murder stirs the pot, and mother and daughter must dive into the deep end to get to the bottom of both mysteries . . .\u003cb\u003ePraise for Barbara Ross and the Maine Clambake Mystery Series\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Along the rocky coastline and pine forests of Maine’s landscape, a particular literary species thrives — the cozy mystery…Examples include (but aren’t limited to!) Lea Wait’s Mainely Needlepoint series and Barbara Ross’s Maine Clambake mysteries.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Small town Maine makes the perfect setting for cozy murder mysteries.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Portland Press Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Proof that even the underemployed can get the cozy sleuth itch.”\u003cb\u003e —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eMuddled Through\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I honestly don’t know how Barbara Ross does it, writing such a terrific cozy culinary mystery series filled with consistently intriguing puzzles and fresh social dynamics for our heroine, Julia Snowden, to navigate as she solves crimes while trying to run her businesses.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eCriminal Element\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e on \u003ci\u003eShucked Apart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shucked Apart is an intelligent, well-plotted page-turner with likable characters and a doozy of an ending. As an added bonus, it’s also a lesson in oyster farming . . . Highly recommended.\" \u003cb\u003e—Suspense Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e on Shucked Apart\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Sure to appeal to readers who treasure the Maine coast, Ross’s latest continues the lives and minor dramas of her fictionalized version of Boothbay Harbor with amiable characters.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eSteamed Open\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “The beautiful landscape of coastal Maine adds local color to two intriguing mysteries.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eSealed Off\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A seamless blend of secrets into a page-turner any mystery fan will love.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eSealed Off\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Barbara Ross is my favorite culinary cozy author and for good reason; her plots are engrossing and topical, her characters have both smarts and heart, and her books are always a terrific read.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eCriminal Element \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eSealed Off\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Each one is even better than the previous.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eSteamed Open\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A good mystery and cast of characters to keep readers entertained.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eParkersburg News \u0026amp; Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e on \u003ci\u003eSteamed Open\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e  “Readers can enjoy both figuring out the mystery and taking an armchair visit to coastal Maine.” \u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eClammed Up\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “If you like seafood and salty air, you'll love Clammed Up. A tasty tale that will have readers clamoring for second helpings.”\u003cb\u003e —Leslie Meier\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eEaster Bunny Murder\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Take lobster, clams, and an ear of corn. Add one murder. Fold in a complex heroine, an assortment of colorful suspects, and a plot with lots of twists and turns. Heat up on an island off the coast of Maine. The result? Clammed Up contains just the right amounts of all the best ingredients to provide mystery readers with a tasty treat.” \u003cb\u003e—Kaitlyn Dunnett\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eVampires, Bones, and Treacle Scones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eBarbara Ross\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Maine Clambake Mysteries and the Jane Darrowfield Mysteries. Her books have been nominated for multiple Agatha Awards for Best Contemporary Novel and have won the Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction. Barbara’s Maine Clambake novellas are included along with stories by Leslie Meier and Lee Hollis in holiday anthologies from Kensington Publishing. Barbara and her husband live in Portland, Maine. Readers can visit her website at BarbaraRossAuthor.com.","brand":"Kensington Cozies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46304634896613,"sku":"NP9781496735713","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781496735713.jpg?v=1767729010","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/hidden-beneath-isbn-9781496735713","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}