{"product_id":"corpse-flower-paperback","title":"Corpse Flower - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGloria Ferris\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e2010 Unhanged Arthur Award for Best Unpublished First Crime Novel -- Winner\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBliss's life becomes anything but blissful when she encounters the world of rural pot cultivation.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From country club to trailer park ... \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Swindled out of a fair divorce settlement, former socialite Bliss Moonbeam Cornwall works a number of part-time jobs to pay the rent on a rundown trailer and keep her motorcycle on the road. House cleaner, yoga teacher, library assistant, cemetery groundskeeper, drudge for her agoraphobic cousin - the work never ends. But Bliss still can't save enough money for another day in court. So, when her cousin offers her a generous fee to find a pollinating mate for his giant jungle plant, she agrees to help. How hard can it be? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e That's when she discovers that her neighbours, employers, and even her cousin are involved in a string of illegal activities - including grow-ops and suspicious deaths. Police Chief Neil Redfern's persistent scrutiny is interfering with her goal, and Bliss suspects he himself may be up to his badge in the crimes he's \"investigating.\" With no one to back her up, Bliss must make a decision: she can give up on her dream, or she can start fighting dirty. Either way, she risks becoming another murder victim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGloria Ferris is a former technical writer who now writes mysteries, both paranormal and humorous. \u003ci\u003eCorpse Flower\u003c\/i\u003e won the Unhanged Arthur Ellis Award in 2010, and her first novel, \u003ci\u003eCheat the Hangman\u003c\/i\u003e (published in 2011), won the 2012 Bony Blithe Award. Gloria lives in Guelph, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 408\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 7.96 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 07, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42118402932871,"sku":"9781459707122","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7fb0f018a7934d34065d1ca4b1021987.webp?v=1732533049","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/corpse-flower-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}