{"product_id":"death-also-tangos-a-tale-of-new-bern-9781480981904","title":"Death Also Tangos: A Tale of New Bern","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat's more painful than a leg injury from the war in Afghanistan? In \u003cem\u003eDeath Also Tangos\u003c\/em\u003e, Max Manning, the police chief in New Bern, NC, can't decide which hurts more--his leg or his heart when Olivia Lovette, his childhood sweetheart, calls to report an intruder. Olivia has inherited her aunt's decaying ballroom built in 1880. Fred Bannon and Amanda Murphy, drug smugglers with ties to the Irish Mafia, want to tear the ballroom down and build high-end condos. They try to sabotage the renovation of the ballroom and attempt to lay the blame on a homeless veteran, Andrew Holmes. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut friends of the ballroom are devoted to saving it. Jack Porter had loaned Aunt Grace money to save the ballroom from auction, but now Olivia is deeply in his debt. Carlo, an Argentine artist and tango teacher, is creating a lasting memorial to his late wife by painting her portrait on the ballroom wall. In addition, he befriends Andrew and teaches him to dance despite his badly injured feet.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Max's new detective, Margo Saunders, makes a connection between the intruder at Olivia's house, the attacks on the ballroom, and the murder of her brother five years ago, Fred Bannon sets explosives outside the ballroom, determined to blow it up. Instead, Fred is found dead in the alleyway behind the ballroom.\u003cbr\u003e Will Max and Margo find the killer? And will Max again win Olivia's heart? \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e About the Author: \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this first novel, Margaret Oberhausen Ryan writes about characters who find strength, healing, and love in the discipline of ballroom dance. Like her characters, the author also found solace in dance when she began ballroom dancing lessons at Rivertowne Ballroom in New Bern, NC, after the death of her husband of forty years. As a retired high school English teacher, Ms. Ryan turned to writing as a hobby and is presently working on a second novel. She lives in Chocowinity, NC, with her husband Joe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rosedog Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480981904\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Margaret Oberhausen Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52435516653749,"sku":"9781480981904","price":12.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_03f89285-33b8-4d59-91bf-8962db98820f.jpg?v=1776226979","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/death-also-tangos-a-tale-of-new-bern-9781480981904","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}