{"product_id":"9781250107329","title":"Shakespeare's Champion : A Lily Bard Mystery","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eShakespeare's Champion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Charlaine Harris\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShakespeare, Arkansas, is a small Southern town with plenty of secrets, and Charlaine Harris’s Lily Bard, fresh from her acclaimed debut in \u003ci\u003eShakespeare’s Landlord\u003c\/i\u003e, is just one more of its residents–albeit one harboring a few secrets of her own–with a desire to live quietly. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLily keeps to herself, between her job as a cleaning woman for several townspeople and her visits to the gym, where she’s a devotee of karate and bodybuilding. These two pursuits seem a bit odd for the petite Southern woman, but as work and play, they keep her focused and balanced.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a fellow gym member is found dead after a workout with a barbell across his throat, Lily wants to believe it’s an accident. But looking at the incident against the background of other recent events in Shakespeare, including a few incidents that appear to  be racially motivated, she’s afraid it could be a part of something much, much bigger–and more sinister…in \u003ci\u003eShakespeare's Champion\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Full of surprises... Harris plots an engaging puzzler that’s propelled smoothly along by Lily’s easy, no-frills narration.\" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Wheels within wheels in a suspenseful story... Lily's stubborn, moody, gutsy persona holds it all together\" - \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250107329\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40596358889678,"sku":"9781250107329","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_8c4899f2-71a9-4ac4-a975-a0e1033d5acc.jpg?v=1637856039","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250107329","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}