{"product_id":"dead-on-arrival-paperback","title":"Dead On Arrival - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsabel Campbell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMichael Anderle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe scandal was the slap. The murder was worse.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePenelope Covens slapped the most composed man at the pool bar in front of half of Crimson Canyon, and for one day, that was the whole scandal. Then a visiting lounge singer vanished after humiliating her sweetest neighbor at dinner, and every clue at the scene led back to her own row of casitas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe sheriff found a wrecked hotel room, a borrowed jacket, and just enough blood to convict the wrong man. Penelope read it differently: too little blood, too tidy a struggle, a jacket planted like a signed confession. She knows exactly one creature capable of leaving a room that clean-and she used to love him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe's the only man who ever made her feel like less of a monster. Now she has to decide if that's a reason to trust him, or the reason she never should have.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs Nikolaos a killer, or is Penelope's heart lying to her again? \u003cb\u003eGrab \u003cem\u003eDead on Arrival\u003c\/em\u003e before the next Crimson Canyon barbecue turns into a crime scene.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 20, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68368901144797,"sku":"9798897903115","price":24.17,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/wGdbhYCCiU9798897903115.webp?v=1793436668","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/dead-on-arrival-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}