{"product_id":"book-1hli","title":"Murder, Masks, and Motives","description":"\u003cp\u003eBehind respectable faces and polite manners, darker intentions wait.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis gripping anthology gathers classic American short fiction where deception is an art, truth is perilous, and crime often wears a human smile. From a real-life axe murder on a lonely New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEngland island to calculated impostures, whispered rumors, political terror, and crimes born of obsession, these stories explore the dangerous motives that surface when masks begin to slip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdgar Allan Poe dissects illusion with cold logic, Nathaniel Hawthorne reveals the havoc of rumor, Anna Katharine Green exposes crimes hidden within love and marriage, and O. Henry complicates deception with conscience and compassion. Atmospheric tales of storm-lashed lighthouses, midnight betrayals, false identities, and uncanny revelations build toward moments of shocking clarity-and irreversible consequence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy turns suspenseful, unsettling, and psychologically sharp, Murder, Masks, and Motives invites listeners into a past where justice is uncertain, appearances deceive, and every crime leaves a\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehuman cost. Once begun, these stories refuse to let go.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing the work of renowned authors and hidden gems of classic American fiction, including:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMr. Higginbotham's Catastrophe, by Nathaniel Hawthorne\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaelzel's Chess-Player, by Edgar Allan Poe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShall He Wed Her? by Anna Katharine Green\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Double-dyed Deceiver, by O. Henry\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Only Girl at Overlook, by Franklin Fyles\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMidnight in Beauchamp Row, by Anna Katharine Green\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Memorable Night, by Anna Katharine Green\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Picture Puzzle, by Edward Lucas White\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Woman at Seven Brothers, by Wilbur Daniel Steele\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Memorable Murder, by Celia Thaxter\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Author's Republic","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":51239667663152,"sku":"BD1hli","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/1hli-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775005048","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-1hli","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}