{"product_id":"murder-in-manhattan-an-utterly-gripping-golden-age-cozy-murder-mystery-paperback","title":"Murder in Manhattan: An utterly gripping Golden Age cozy murder mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eVerity Bright\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGlitzy parties, sightseeing at the Statue of Liberty and strolls through Central Park with Gladstone the bulldog... 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Kinsey and Lee Strauss will be glued to the pages.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders cannot get enough of Verity Bright!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eUnputdownable\u003c\/strong\u003e...\u003cstrong\u003e Had me hooked \u003c\/strong\u003eimmediately...\u003cstrong\u003e Filled with suspense\u003c\/strong\u003e...\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eWill have you laughing until you're crying... A page-turning and unputdownable success!' \u003cem\u003eBookworm 86 \u003c\/em\u003e⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eAbsolutely loved this!\u003c\/strong\u003e... 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