{"product_id":"a-sleuth-is-born-9781970044119","title":"A Sleuth Is Born","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Pepper Frost\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Working Strategy\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Working Strategy\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective - Cozy - Culinary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA posh holiday party. The highest stakes. And more than a little danger....\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA secretive philanthropist books Betty Snickerdoodle's brand new inn for her elite, ultra-private holiday poker tournament. With the hefty fee she's offering, it seems like Christmas has come a few days early--especially since the inn's not even open yet!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Bea Sickles--the savvy, 70-something ex-poker pro turned author behind Betty Snickerdoodle--smells trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Might be a special gift from Santa,\" Bea says. \"Or we might be getting a scam in our stocking.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe set-up is undeniably odd. And as the tycoons settle in for their high-stakes vacation, the shindig starts to look even stranger--especially when the organizer unveils the tournament's bizarre rules. Bea's so certain there's something fishy about the fat cats and their game, she buys in for $50,000, just to keep an eye on them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut a poker scam is hardly the only suspicious thing about these whales. Before long, shocking accidents start happening--and Bea and Angela, her clever young business partner, start to wonder if what looks like an \"accident\" \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003emight instead be murder....\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Sleuth Is Born\u003c\/em\u003e is book two of the Betty Snickerdoodle cozy mystery series, which blends mystery, humor, and adventure. It can be read as a stand-alone or as a sequel to book one, The Return of Betty Snickerdoodle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Working Strategy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45138225660055,"sku":"9781970044119","price":1334.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781970044119.webp?v=1767909917","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/a-sleuth-is-born-9781970044119","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}