{"product_id":"mystery-of-the-purple-roses-paperback","title":"Mystery of the Purple Roses - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin S. Giles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll through the summer of 1954 in Butte, Montana, a series of curious murders haunt Kieran \"Red\" Maguire, crime reporter for the Bugle daily newspaper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey appear to have nothing in common with one another except for a single purple rose placed on each victim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed and his hard-nosed crime-fighting accomplice, police captain Harold \"Duke\" Ferndale, struggle to find clues that will solve a chilling mystery that terrifies residents of the Mining City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRed, a love-deprived but handsome Irishman, encounters adoring women, bare-knuckle criminals, outrageous characters who roam the streets, and a relentless Bugle editor who spares no murderous details so newsboys can bark lurid headlines in uptown bars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough it all, Red copes with haunting memories of his pretty young mother, reminding the reader that no hero escapes the clutches of past regrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 25, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42162435719303,"sku":"9781647186517","price":25.85,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/4aa36dcf8b934b21034ae67061d53e98.webp?v=1733289444","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/mystery-of-the-purple-roses-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}