{"title":"Kate Collins","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"a-vase-in-the-window-a-flower-shop-mystery-paperback","title":"A Vase in the Window: A Flower Shop Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Neighbors can be a real killer . . . and I, Abby Knight Salvare, am digging through the dirt to find out who pulled the trigger.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the quaint town of New Chapel, Indiana, where flower shops bloom and barstools creak with secrets, Abby Salvare has spent twenty-five cases proving petals can hide more than thorns. A florist with a knack for unraveling mysteries, she's back alongside her ex-Ranger husband Marco in \u003cb\u003eA Vase in the Window\u003c\/b\u003e, the New York Times bestselling author's 26th installment of this beloved cozy series. This time, a single gunshot shatters the stillness of an early summer night, leaving a neighbor dead in his garage and a shadow creeping through the downtown square, smashing floodlights and looting stores. For Abby, it's another bouquet of trouble; for Marco, it's a hunt that hits too close to home. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a friend lands in a detective's crosshairs, Abby trades her pruning shears for a notepad, chasing clues through dark alleys and family dinners gone tense. Marco, ever the steady hand behind Down the Hatch bar, tracks a thief who's bolder than the storms rolling in. The couple's rhythm is flawless-her intuition, his grit-but New Chapel's latest puzzle is a tangle of feuds, debts, and whispered lies. A menacing brute lurks in the shadows, a grieving widow guards her truths, and a neighbor's petty games turn sinister. Every lead blooms with questions: Who fired the shot? What's worth stealing in a town this small? And why does a face in the window feel like a silent witness? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom Bloomers Flower Shop to the bar's flickering neon, Abby and Marco sift through red herrings as thunder rumbles closer. The New York Times bestselling author spins a tale that's equal parts cozy charm and heart-pounding stakes-think warm coffee with a jolt of danger. With a storm brewing and secrets unraveling, this adventure proves New Chapel's heart beats strongest when it's tested. Fans will savor the Salvares' latest dance with deception; newcomers will find a town worth rooting for-one petal, one clue, one breathtaking twist at a time.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103222337759,"sku":"9798316555031","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/Gr_obFvqt89798316555031.webp?v=1781090519"},{"product_id":"a-good-house-for-children-paperback","title":"A Good House for Children - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e feminist gothic that evokes Shirley Jackson's \u003cem\u003eThe Haunting of Hill House\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\" -- \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnce upon a time Orla was: a woman, a painter, a lover. Now she is a mother and a wife, and when her husband Nick suggests that their city apartment has grown too small for their lives, she agrees, in part because she \u003cem\u003edoes \u003c\/em\u003eagree, and in part because she is too tired to think about what she really does want. She agrees again when Nick announces with pride that he has found an antiquated Georgian house on the Dorset cliffs--a good house for children, he says, tons of space and gorgeous grounds. But as the family settles into the mansion--Nick absent all week, commuting to the city for work--Orla finds herself unsettled. She hears voices when no one is around; doors open and close on their own; and her son Sam, who has not spoken in six months, seems to have made an imaginary friend whose motives Orla does not trust.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour decades earlier, Lydia moves into the same house as a live-in nanny to a grieving family. 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