{"product_id":"the-misfortune-cookie-esther-diamond-novel","title":"The Misfortune Cookie (Esther Diamond Novel)","description":"\u003cp\u003eEsther Diamonds year gets off to a rocky start when NYPDs Detective Connor Lopez  who slept with her and then didnt call  shuts down the Little Italy restaurant where Esther works between acting jobs and gets her arrested. Once shes out of handcuffs  Esther takes a small role in a grad students film project in Chinatownwhere her friend  semi-retired hit man Lucky Battistuzzi  is hiding out in a Chinese-Italian mortuary.  Esther and Lucky soon realize that something strange is going on in Chinatown  where mysterious gourmet fortune cookies are inflicting deadly mystical curses on the hapless victims who receive them as giftsand before long  Esther learns that Detective Lopez is one of the recipients. As preparations heat up for the Chinese New Year  when the icy streets will be filled with costumed lion dancers  firecrackers  and dense crowds  Esther and Lucky summon the help of their friend Max  a semi-immortal mage  to help them save Chinatown and Lopezthough he doesnt deserve itfrom the menace of a maniacal murderer.  The Misfortune Cookie is the sixth installment of the acclaimed Esther Diamond series.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44947396362293,"sku":"ByrdShop_0756408474","price":28.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780756408473.jpg?v=1770012841","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-misfortune-cookie-esther-diamond-novel","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}