{"product_id":"kill-for-an-orchid-9780385664868","title":"Kill for an Orchid","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fourth book in the \"Death in Dordogne\" series  Kill for an Orchid spans two hemispheres and three centuries  taking readers on a suspenseful journey of greed  obsession and murder.  Life is finally coming together for Mara and Julian in their idyllic corner of the French countryside. They are even contemplating marriage! However  their happy prospects hit a nasty bump when Vronique  Julians not-so-ex-wife  turns up unexpectedly  threatening blackmail and trouble.  Trouble indeed: Veronique is brutally murdered  and the local gendarmes top suspect is Julian himself. However  a mysterious list of names found among Vroniques effects leads Mara to ask if these individuals are linked to the crime. But how? And why? As Mara seeks answers to these questions  Julian has a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to journey to China to solve the riddle of his mystery orchid. Is it the legendary Yong Chun Hua  the flower of eternal youth? To his peril  he soon learns that he is not alone in his quest. As he treks through the mountains of Sichuan piecing together the orchids dark secret  he soon finds himself in a race for survival against a determined and deadly adversary. In France Mara  comes face to face with the horrendous truth behind Vroniques death. A world apart  these two must somehow help each other to thwart a cunning and ruthless killer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45651698286645,"sku":"ByrdShop_0385664869","price":394.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780385664868.jpg?v=1781837525","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/kill-for-an-orchid-9780385664868","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}