{"product_id":"book-6370","title":"Sticks and Stones","description":"\u003cp\u003eSticks and stones may break my bones—or they might actually kill me.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat does a woman do when she discovers her husband is an incurable cheater? If she’s Cat DeLuca, she launches the Pants on Fire Detective Agency. Now Cat does what two years of unholy matrimony taught her to do: she catches cheaters. When a client, Cleo Jones, shoots her cheating husband’s bum full of buckshot, he disappears, taking her money, dog, and sister with him. Private Investigator Cat DeLuca promises to retrieve the dog and money if her client stops shooting at Walter. Cleo agrees. The detective finds the dog and a mysterious bag full of cash. And then she finds Walter. His very dead body is still warm.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe case is a slam dunk for the cops who arrest Cleo for the killing. She had motive and opportunity, and a dozen witnesses heard her scream bloody murder. One even made a video.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCat DeLuca is determined to prove her client’s innocence, and it’s not an easy job. Walter was an unsavory character. Over the years he had acquired numerous enemies. Now, Cat will have to sift through all the ones who didn’t pull the trigger. Her investigation leads to four players with secrets: a childhood friend, a gambler, a construction tycoon, and a legendary Chicago designer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen forensic evidence suggests the detective knows more about the murder than she’s telling, Cat faces the certain loss of her agency.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCat DeLuca is smart and charming, but she’s an unlikely heroine, and her partner, a beagle named Inga, is quite likely to eat the evidence. \u003cem\u003eSticks and Stones\u003c\/em\u003e delivers steamy romance, intrigue, and laugh-out-loud humor for a wickedly delicious read.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49303045996848,"sku":"BD6370","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49303046029616,"sku":"ZM6370","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [ZP]","offer_id":49303046193456,"sku":"ZP6370","price":76.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/6370-Square-cover.jpg?v=1775696559","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-6370","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}