{"product_id":"the-eighth-master-art-architecture-and-an-untimely-death-9780578576626","title":"The Eighth Master: Art, Architecture, and an Untimely Death","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs waves of moist air from the Pacific ocean press inland over California's coastal range, the climate becomes ideally suited for growing wine grapes. It is hot in the summer, temperate in the winter, and beautiful year-round.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The valleys and their flanks are covered with an ever changing veil of grape leaves that slowly turn from green to golden yellow with the coming of the harvest. Pine trees and oaks blanket the upper reaches of the low mountains that cradle world renowned merlots, chardonnays, and zinfandels. It's harvest time. It's been a warm summer, but the days are getting shorter. The mornings are foggy and vintners are rushing to get the crop into crushing rooms all over the Valley.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e It is in this setting that David Johnnson has decided to put down roots, and use a significant portion of his vast wealth to recreate a noted French architectural landmark in the heart of California's wine country as a home for his burgeoning art collection.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When an obstacle presents itself that must be removed, he finds an architect to help get back on track. Neither man can know the ways in which their lives will be changed because of the construction of Chateau du Mont-Merat.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"R pondez s'il vous pla t\" for your journey into a murky nexus of wealth, architecture and fine art that culminates in a grisly murder.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Someone is going to die and it won't be an accident.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Who is the Eighth Master?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e JD Rutherford has created a non-linear crime mystery that will keep you guessing to the end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e E\u0026amp;o Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780578576626\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 1.06d","brand":"Jd Rutherford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38022550388917,"sku":"9780578576626","price":25.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_5e65bca9-3773-4ec8-a554-a530ba056c47.jpg?v=1609181907","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-eighth-master-art-architecture-and-an-untimely-death-9780578576626","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}