{"title":"P. C. James","description":"I've always loved mysteries, especially those involving Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. Perhaps because Miss Marple reminds me of my aunts when I was growing up. But Agatha never told us much about Miss Marple's earlier life. While writing my own elderly super-sleuth series, I'm tracing her career from the start. As you'll see, if you follow the Miss Riddell Cozy Mysteries series.  However, this is my Bio, not Miss Riddell's, so here goes with all you need to know about me: After retiring, I became a writer and when I'm not feverishly typing on my laptop, you'll find me running, cycling, walking, and taking wildlife photos wherever and whenever I can. My cozy mystery series begins in northern England because that was my home growing up and that's also the home of so many great cozy mysteries. Stay with me though because Miss Riddell loves to travel as much as I do and the stories will take us to the many different places around the world I've lived in or visited.","products":[{"product_id":"in-the-beginning-there-was-a-murder-a-cozy-historical-mystery-that-will-keep-you-guessing-to-the-last-page-paperback","title":"In the Beginning, There Was a Murder: A Cozy Historical Mystery That Will Keep You Guessing to the Last Page - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA secret liaison. A baffling murder. Can one woman solve the crime without joining the body count?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Northern England, 1953. Pauline Riddell has grand ambitions for her future at the armament factory. So, when her closest workmate reveals a salacious affair with a married man, Pauline refuses to risk her career by listening to the scandal. But she's shaken to her core when the police arrive with news of her best friend's homicide.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Desperate for justice, Pauline's insistent poking into the investigation only makes her the prime suspect. And now, to clear her name, she must unravel a web of deadly clues entangling her in a sinister plot. Can Pauline catch the killer before they strike again?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eIn The Beginning, There Was a Murder\u003c\/em\u003e is a riveting mystery novel. If you like whip-smart heroines, intriguing twists and turns, and nail-biting danger, then you'll love P.C. 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Can she follow the clues to their bloody end before she meets a watery grave?\u003cbr\u003e 1988, Ecuador. Seasoned puzzle-solver Pauline Riddell believes in justice. Even on a cruise to the Galapagos Islands with her grieving sister, her keen eye for what's right and wrong keeps her vigilant. So when a stroll along the deck leads to the discovery of a dead crew member, the middle-aged woman stands her ground and claims foul play.\u003cbr\u003e With the ship's brand new company desperate to avoid scandal, she agrees to work with a brash young detective to quietly crack the case. But with rumors of a vicious guerrilla group on board and Miss Riddell suspicious of the victim's real identity, solving this riddle might be the last thing she does.\u003cbr\u003e Can this whip-smart amateur investigator catch a killer without falling to her own untimely end?\u003cbr\u003e It's Murder on a Galapagos Cruise is the thrilling tenth tale in the Miss Riddell Cozy Mysteries series. 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