{"product_id":"the-mystery-of-the-cape-cod-players-an-asey-mayo-mystery-paperback","title":"The Mystery of the Cape Cod Players: An Asey Mayo Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAsey Mayo, the \"Codfish Sherlock Holmes,\" investigates the murder of a traveling performer.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the Cape Cod Players roll into towns along the lower Cape, the locals expect a great show, replete with games, magic, and merriment. Of course, they usually have an audience, too. When Boston widow Victoria Ballard, visiting the Cape to recover from a near-fatal bout with pneumonia, comes upon the troupe near her rural convalescent home, she ascertains that someone has played a nasty trick on the players, sending them to a remote destination in the wild backcountry in search of a paying gig. Sympathetic to the plight of the ragtag group, Vic invites them to stay the night with her, but when day breaks to find the lead magician with a bullet in his head, she realizes the cruel trick that brought the travelers to her home may have been part of a deadly plot--and that she may have been an unwitting participant. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEnter Asey Mayo, Cape Cod's answer to Sherlock Holmes. Armed only with folksy wisdom, Cape Cod dictums, and plenty of common sense, the jack-of-all-trades is quick to tackle the puzzling case of the murdered performer. But in order to solve the case, he'll have to confront a curious assortment of clues and suspects odder than any he's encountered in his long career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn amusing and atmospheric mystery set in early 1930s Cape Cod--a region still struggling to reemerge from the Great Depression and at the same time carefully guarding itself against the burgeoning tourism industry--\u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of the Cape Cod Players\u003c\/i\u003e is a delightful Golden Age whodunnit that glimmers with period detail. Anyone interested in classics of the era, or in Cape Cod history in general, will find plenty to enjoy herein.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50114880733407,"sku":"9781613164938","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/VosfJWMrbh9781613164938.webp?v=1781391419","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-mystery-of-the-cape-cod-players-an-asey-mayo-mystery-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}