{"product_id":"pretty-as-a-picture-paperback","title":"Pretty as a Picture - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eElizabeth Little\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e Best Mystery Book of 2020 \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Funny, fast-paced, and a pleasure to read.\"\u003ci\u003e --The Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn egomaniacal movie director, an isolated island, and a decades-old murder--the addictive new novel from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDear Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarissa Dahl, an up-and-coming film editor with a flair for faux pas, travels to a small island off the coast of Delaware to work with the legendary--and legendarily demanding--director Tony Rees on a feature film with a familiar logline. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome girl dies. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's not much to go on, but the specifics don't concern Marissa. Whatever the script is, her job is the same. She'll spend her days in the editing room, doing what she does best: turning pictures into stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut she soon discovers that on this set, nothing is as it's supposed to be--or as it seems. There are rumors of accidents and indiscretions, of burgeoning scandals and perilous schemes. Half the crew has been fired. The other half wants to quit. Even the actors have figured out something is wrong. And no one seems to know what happened to the editor she was hired to replace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen she meets the intrepid and incorrigible teenage girls who are determined to solve the real-life murder that is the movie's central subject, and before long, Marissa is drawn into the investigation herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only problem is, the killer may still be on the loose. And he might not be finished. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA wickedly funny exploration of our cultural addiction to tales of murder and mayhem and a thrilling, behind-the-scenes whodunit, \u003ci\u003ePretty as a Picture\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating page-turner from one of the most distinctive voices in crime fiction.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eElizabeth Little\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eDear Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Strand Critics Award for Best First Novel, and two works of nonfiction, \u003ci\u003eBiting the Wax Tadpole \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTrip of the Tongue\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Los Angeles with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 29, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42699348934719,"sku":"9780143110552","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c01b26708d1c6077457ff5cc82e78e6e.webp?v=1765013315","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/pretty-as-a-picture-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}