{"product_id":"death-of-an-old-sinner-9781480460324","title":"Death of an Old Sinner","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Grand Master of crime fiction, Dorothy Salisbury Davis introduces the redoubtable crime-solving Scottish housekeeper Mrs. Norris in this thrilling tale of family secrets and murder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e General Ransom Jarvis is writing his memoirs about a distinguished career that spanned five continents and three wars. Along the way, he stumbles upon a scandal about a philandering ancestor--America's ambassador to England who went on to become president of the United States. But a very clear and present danger embroils the irascible retired general in a deepening quagmire of deceit, fraud, and murder. \u003cbr\u003e Enter Mrs. Norris, the housekeeper who has been almost a mother to Ransom's son since he was a boy. Jimmie is currently running for governor of New York and enjoying his budding relationship with sculptor Helene Joyce. A sudden death changes everything, plunging Jimmie and Mrs. Norris into a bizarre case headed up by Jasper Tully, chief investigator for the Manhattan district attorney's office. With more lives at stake, the trio follows lead after lead into a web of crime that only the canny housekeeper can clean up in the nick of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath of an Old Sinner\u003c\/i\u003e is the first novel in Dorothy Salisbury Davis's Mrs. Norris Mysteries, which also include \u003ci\u003eA Gentleman Called\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award; \u003ci\u003eOld Sinners Never Die\u003c\/i\u003e; and \"Mrs. Norris Observes,\" a short story in the collection \u003ci\u003eTales for a Stormy Night\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDeath of an Old Sinner \u003c\/i\u003eis the 1st book in the Mrs. Norris Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media Mystery \u0026amp; Thri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/04\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480460324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.63d","brand":"Dorothy Salisbury Davis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38013831545013,"sku":"9781480460324","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_90ce43ae-422b-44cb-800b-14a883746555.jpg?v=1609143657","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/death-of-an-old-sinner-9781480460324","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}