{"title":"R. J. Koreto","description":"R.J. Koreto has been a magazine writer, website manager, textbook editor, novelist, and merchant seaman. Born and raised in New York City, he graduated from Vassar College and has wanted to be a writer ever since reading The Naked and the Dead. In addition to his eight mystery novels, he has published short stories in Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, the 2020 Bouchercon Anthology, and Paranoia Blues: Crime Fiction Inspired by the Songs of Paul Simon. His ninth novel, Winter's Season, will be available in 2026. He and his wife have two grown daughters and divide their time between Rockland County, N.Y., and Martha's Vineyard, Mass.","products":[{"product_id":"winters-season-a-regency-mystery-paperback","title":"Winter's Season: A Regency Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn 1817 London, before the police existed, Captain Winter is the city's only hope against murder and deceit. 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He must tread carefully to unmask a killer, navigate a web of secrets and lies, and perhaps, in the process, save his own soul.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50102201450719,"sku":"9781592116898","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/10VEuPUWtm9781592116898.webp?v=1781079132"},{"product_id":"the-cadieux-murders-a-historic-homes-mystery-paperback","title":"The Cadieux Murders: A Historic Homes Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ink is still wet on the contract, but Wren Fontaine is already running into trouble as she renovates Cadieux House, a modernist masterpiece on Long Island's exclusive Gold Coast. 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