{"product_id":"a-death-of-no-importance-9781250306555","title":"A Death of No Importance","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A taut, suspenseful, and complex murder mystery with gorgeous period detail.\"--Susan Elia MacNeal\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThrough her exquisite prose, sharp observation and deft plotting, Mariah Fredericks invites us into the heart of a changing New York in her remarkable debut adult novel, \u003ci\u003eA Death of No Importance\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNEW YORK CITY, 1910. Invisible until she's needed, Jane Prescott has perfected the art of serving as a lady's maid to the city's upper echelons. She works for the Benchley family, who are dismissed by the elite as \"new money,\" and who cause outrage when their daughter Charlotte becomes engaged to notorious eminent playboy Norrie Newsome. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Norrie is found murdered at a party, Jane discovers she is uniquely positioned to find the killer--she's a woman no one sees, but who witnesses everything; who possesses no social power but that of fierce intellect. Jane also knows that in both high society and the city's underbelly, morals can become cheap in the wrong hands; scandal and violence simmer just beneath the surface--and can break out at any time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e*BONUS CONTENT: This edition of \u003ci\u003eA Death of No Importance \u003c\/i\u003eincludes a new introduction from the author and a discussion guide\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/12\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250306555\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.30w x 1.00d","brand":"Mariah Fredericks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36648743764124,"sku":"9781250306555","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_39343178-c2e4-4c24-bc3c-efe96bef20d5.jpg?v=1603870911","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-death-of-no-importance-9781250306555","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}