{"product_id":"scandal-in-babylon-9781448308309","title":"Scandal in Babylon","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou shall never have a penny of my money. Leave me alone or I will shoot you dead!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003e1924. \u003c\/i\u003eAfter six months in Hollywood, young British widow Emma Blackstone has come to love her new employer, glamourous movie-star Kitty Flint - even if her late husband's sister \u003ci\u003eis \u003c\/i\u003eone of the worst actresses she's ever seen. Looking after Kitty and her three adorable Pekinese dogs isn't work Emma dreamed of, but Kitty rescued her when she was all alone in the world. Now, the worst thing academically-minded Emma has to worry about is the shocking historical inaccuracies of the films Kitty stars in. Until, that is, Rex Festraw - Kitty's first husband, to whom she may or may not still be married - turns up dead in her dressing room, a threatening letter seemingly from Kitty in his pocket. Emma's certain her flighty but kind-hearted sister-in-law has been framed. But who by? And why? From spiteful rivals to jealous boyfriends, the suspects are numerous. But as Emma investigates, she begins to untangle a deadly plot - and there's something Kitty's not telling her . . . \u003cb\u003eThis gripping first in a brand-new series from \u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author Barbara Hambly brings the sights and sounds of Hollywood to life and is a perfect pick for fans of female-fronted historical mysteries set in the roaring twenties. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Severn House Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448308309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Barbara Hambly","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41574734626997,"sku":"9781448308309","price":31.41,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8e98c449-c9c3-42dc-ab55-03bb74c348ec.jpg?v=1643698529","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/scandal-in-babylon-9781448308309","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}