{"product_id":"yet-she-must-die-a-wat-thorne-mystery-hardcover","title":"Yet She Must Die: A Wat Thorne Mystery - Hardcover","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\u003eTed-Larry Pebworth\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJune 1977, New Orleans. Wat Thorne, a Tulane University graduate teaching assistant, investigates the murder of a civil rights lawyer who hails from his hometown in North Louisiana. Against the backdrop of Anita Bryant's crusade against gay rights, Thorne, assisted principally by his friend Wilhelmina (Willie) and a young policeman, Nick, not only solves the crime, but also illuminates the precarious state of gay people even in a city as apparently accepting as New Orleans.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOffering insight into the city's gay life, as well as the academic milieu of the time, the novel is also a character study. In Wat Thorne, Ted-Larry Pebworth creates a memorable character whose penchant for literary allusions and witty repartee masks his deep mourning for the murder victim and his yearning for a committed relationship. \u003cem\u003eYet She Must Die\u003c\/em\u003e is at once a murder mystery, a historical novel, and a romance. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 248\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 05, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52580266934579,"sku":"9798349397172","price":39.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/73DbWzPPx29798349397172.webp?v=1761508406","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/yet-she-must-die-a-wat-thorne-mystery-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}