{"product_id":"the-withdrawing-room-paperback","title":"The Withdrawing Room - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharlotte MacLeod\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeath pays a visit to Sarah Kelling's Boston boardinghouse in this cozy mystery from the bestselling author of the Peter Shandy series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Though the inheritance from her dearly departed Alexander was meant to set Sarah Kelling up for life, it vanishes quickly in the face of hounding from charitable organizations and the IRS. Facing the loss of her stately Back Bay brownstone, Sarah opens her home to lodgers--deciding she prefers a boardinghouse to the poorhouse. Soon she's cooking meals and serving tea for a cast of quirky residents, a cozy little family that would be quite happy were it not for the unpleasant presence of a certain Barnwell Augustus Quiffen--a man so rude that no one really minds when he's squashed beneath a subway car. Sarah replaces her lost boarder quickly, and the family dynamic is restored. But when another lodger dies suddenly, the boardinghouse appears to be cursed. Now it'll take more than a glass of sherry to soothe Sarah's panicked residents, and she must turn to detective Max Bittersohn for help before her boarders bolt. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"The epitome of the 'cozy' mystery\" (\u003ci\u003eMostly Murder\u003c\/i\u003e), award-winning author Charlotte MacLeod's Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn Mysteries have charmed readers the world over.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlotte MacLeod (1922-2005) was an international bestselling author of cozy mysteries. Born in Canada, she moved to Boston as a child and lived in New England most of her life. After graduating from college, she made a career in advertising, writing copy for the Stop \u0026amp; Shop Supermarket Company before moving on to Boston firm N. H. Miller \u0026amp; Co., where she rose to the rank of vice president. In her spare time, MacLeod wrote short stories, and in 1964 published her first novel, a children's book called \u003ci\u003eMystery of the White Knight. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e In \u003ci\u003eRest You Merry\u003c\/i\u003e (1978), MacLeod introduced Professor Peter Shandy, a horticulturist and amateur sleuth whose adventures she would chronicle for two decades. \u003ci\u003eThe Family Vault \u003c\/i\u003e(1979) marked the first appearance of her other best-known characters: the husband and wife sleuthing team Sarah Kelling and Max Bittersohn, whom she followed until her last novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Balloon Man\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1998.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 204\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 05, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698487791679,"sku":"9781504067706","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/4f612930c299b4c475d8b6ab4eab8eed.webp?v=1765010436","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-withdrawing-room-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}