{"product_id":"hoard-it-all-before-a-circus-of-unusual-creatures-mystery-9798201710101","title":"Hoard It All Before: A Circus of Unusual Creatures Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Tammie Painter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Tammie Painter\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Tammie Painter\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Fantasy - Humorous\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt's not every day you meet an amateur sleuth... with fangs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLike any traveling circus, Zin's Circus of Unusual Creatures has hair-raising acts and fried food on sticks. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut it's also got an aura-spotting centaur, a chain-smoking unicorn, and an omelet-addicted dragon. Oh, and a body in the center ring.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter far too many buckets of wine, Duncan -- aka \"Brutus Fangwrath, Deadliest Dragon in the West\" -- wakes one morning to find his best friend Porter Kohl isn't just sleeping off a hangover. He's been murdered.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuspicion for the crime quickly turns to the circus's new hire, Cordelia Quinn. After all, she desperately wanted Porter's job and she's got loads of circumstantial evidence stacked against her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Duncan's not so sure. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen it looks like Cordelia's murderous fate is sealed, that she might be sent off to the Pits, and that no one else is willing to uncover the truth, it's up to Duncan to ponder the puzzling clues, prove Cordelia's innocence, and pry open a troubling secret along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs soon as he's done with his omelet, that is.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you like comic fantasy whodunnits that combine laughs with murderous mayhem and mythical beasts, you'll love \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHoard It All Before, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e the first of The Circus of Unusual Creatures Mysteries!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in a 1930s that's just a tad different than what you're used to, The Circus of Unusual Creatures is a delightfully humorous cozy fantasy series that features a detecting dragon, an aura-spotting centaur, a chain-smoking unicorn, and plenty of other quirky characters getting into all kinds of trouble as they stumble their way through clues, crimes, and perfectly cooked omelets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you like comic fantasy whodunnits you'll love, not only this silly story, but also the other books currently in the series: \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTipping the Scales, Fangs a Million, Beast or Famine, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Too Claws for Comfort.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat readers are saying...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Very funny and laughs out loud will be heard when reading it...this was so good l read it in one sitting couldn't put it down!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"What a truly FUN, lighthearted read, full of fantastical and lovable characters!\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"I loved the humour... I loved the way the story was written. The characters are very believable, and the way the mystery unravels is very well crafted...\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStory Note: \u003c\/strong\u003eWhile these lighthearted stories are mostly clean, the do have a lusty, chain-smoking unicorn who makes more than a few naughty innuendos, a dragon who drinks, a tiny bit of mild swearing, and (obviously) there's a murder or two along the way.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46448079995031,"sku":"9798201710101","price":1931.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798201710101.webp?v=1769142692","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/hoard-it-all-before-a-circus-of-unusual-creatures-mystery-9798201710101","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}