{"product_id":"waste-of-a-life-9781448312207","title":"Waste of a Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEllen Curtis is about to have her own life thrown into chaos in this third light-hearted decluttering mystery!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eBrett layers the old-fashioned puzzle with deep psychological insights . . . Not to be missed\" \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDeclutterer Ellen Curtis has been working to bring order into the life of Cedric Waites, a recluse in his eighties who hasn't left his house or let anyone inside it since his wife died. On one of her regular visits, Ellen finds the old man dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSad but, given his age, perhaps not unexpected. Nothing to get worked up about . . . until the police raise the suspicion that Cedric might have been poisoned! The cause seems be something he ate, and as Ellen cleared away the old man's food containers, she is under suspicion. As is Dodge, who works for Ellen and has unhelpfully done a runner . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, a rival declutterer is out to sabotage Ellen's reputable business, her two grown-up children are back home and in crisis, and she has a potential love interest. Ellen's life has taken on a chaotic turn of its own! Can she uncover the killer \u003ci\u003eand \u003c\/i\u003ebring order back to her own life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Severn House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781448312207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Simon Brett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43150313291957,"sku":"9781448312207","price":33.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_6a1d2ccb-730e-47c1-98af-de2e91f2021d.jpg?v=1696345903","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/waste-of-a-life-9781448312207","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}