{"product_id":"death-in-the-palace","title":"Death in the Palace","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA proposal to die for . . . British widow Emma Blackstone gets mixed up in murder once again in this stunning 1920s historical mystery featuring New York high society, mobsters, and silent-movie stars!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNovember, 1924. \u003c\/i\u003eBeautiful silent-movie star Camille de la Rose--Kitty, to her adoring fans--is amused to receive an unusual proposal from an extremely rich stranger. Clark Dexter offers her $50,000 if she will marry and then divorce him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eYoung British widow Emma Blackstone, Kitty's dog walker, companion, and dearest friend, is determined to talk her employer out of it. Emma might have been living in the topsy-turvy world of Hollywood for a year now, but she knows a bad idea when she hears one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere are disturbing rumors about Mr. Dexter. And when the source of the rumors is found dead in mysterious circumstances, Emma soon finds herself plunged into a disturbing investigation that sees her mixing with New York's high society, mobsters, and movie stars . . . and a ruthless killer, who'll stop at nothing to see their evil plan through. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ebestselling author Barbara Hambly brings the glamor, intrigue, and dark side of Hollywood to life in the Silver Screen Mysteries--a perfect choice for fans of female-fronted historical mysteries set in the roaring twenties.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1448314887\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781448314881\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Hambly, Barbara, N\/A, N\/A\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Severn House\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"HardCover (Mar 2026)","offer_id":45656914591941,"sku":"9781448314881","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781448314881.jpg?v=1768885566","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/death-in-the-palace","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}