{"product_id":"murder-this-close-9781610353854","title":"Murder This Close","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn the wealthy Gold Coast enclave of Westport, a feud between\u003cbr\u003emystery writers turns deadly--and retired spy Dasha Petrov must find\u003cbr\u003ethe real killer to clear her name.\u003c\/b\u003eOnce\u003cbr\u003eone of the most lethal secret agents in the world, Dasha Petrov has\u003cbr\u003ehunted Nazis, Communists, and one common murderer (in \u003ci\u003eThe Sea\u003cbr\u003eGlass Murders\u003c\/i\u003e, the first Dasha\u003cbr\u003ePetrov thriller). But now it's 1991, two years after that\u003cbr\u003eunpleasantness, and Dasha is living a\u003cbr\u003esedate life appropriate\u003cbr\u003eto an\u003cbr\u003eelderly widow in wealthy Westport, Connecticut, spoiling her\u003cbr\u003egrandchildren and innocently flirting with two of her neighbors, the\u003cbr\u003erival mystery novelists\u003cbr\u003eBarnaby Jayne and Michael Aubrey.\u003cbr\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003etwo writers, both wildly successful and many times married, cordially\u003cbr\u003edespise each other. Dasha thinks they're just two silly men with\u003cbr\u003ebig egos, but the writers' feud boils over into a bizarre series of\u003cbr\u003eattacks that starts with a blowgun dart and escalates to booby traps\u003cbr\u003eand car bombs. And when Jayne and Aubrey both turn up dead, the\u003cbr\u003eevidence points to one suspect--Dasha herself.\u003cbr\u003eNow\u003cbr\u003eDasha has to once again call upon her cunning mind and capacity for\u003cbr\u003eextreme violence, honed by her younger years as a Nazi-killing\u003cbr\u003epartisan and a top-rank CIA agent. Teaming up with her old allies, \u003cbr\u003eWestport police chief Tony DeFranco and local TV reporter Tracy\u003cbr\u003eTaggart, Dasha sets out to clear her name, find\u003cbr\u003ethe real killer, and figure out why she was targeted--while dodging\u003cbr\u003ejealous wives, a sleazy tabloid reporter, child spies, and a fearsome\u003cbr\u003eMafia hit man, leading to a tense and dramatic confrontation.\u003cbr\u003eFast-paced\u003cbr\u003eand filled with intriguing characterization, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMurder This Close\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a stunning murder mystery with a twisty cerebral plot and\u003cbr\u003eplenty of hard-hitting action.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pace Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/07\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781610353854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 251","brand":"Timothy Cole","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42077519315125,"sku":"9781610353854","price":14.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_67dfdd64-d86a-4a08-bc2c-2f03404da804.jpg?v=1650956787","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/murder-this-close-9781610353854","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}