{"product_id":"dial-m-for-meat-loaf-paperback","title":"Dial M for Meat Loaf - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEllen Hart\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Minnesota housewives race to meet the deadline for the \"Times Register's\" meat loaf contest, unsavory Kirby Runbeck is killed by a car bomb. When the town's former mayor, near death from a stroke, confesses to the murder, his wife and two children deny it. Food maven and family friend Sophie Greenway wonders about his innocence, and finds this murder seasoned with secrets and scandal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRECIPE FOR MURDER \u003cbr\u003eAs Minnesota housewives race to meet the deadline for the \"Times Register's meat loaf contest, an unsavory small-towner named Kirby Runbeck is blown to smithereens by a car bomb. \u003cbr\u003eDays later, the town's former mayor, John Washburn, near death from a stroke, confesses to the killing. His wife and two children vehemently deny it, but when Sophie Greenway, food maven and friend of the family, happens upon an old snapshot, a bundle of letters, and a tattoo of a red-eyed snake, she wonders about Washburn's innocence. Unlike the recipe for a prize meat loaf, this murder is seasoned with spicy secrets and a generous portion of scandal, which Sophie dares to bring to a roiling boil. . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen Hart's \u003c\/b\u003eother novels include \u003ci\u003eSlice and Dice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Little Piggy Went to Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e For Every Evil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Oldest Sin\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eas well as the Jane Lawless mysteries: \u003ci\u003eHallowed Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Vital Lies\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Stage Fright\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e A Killing Cure\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e A Small Sacrifice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFaint Praise.\u003c\/i\u003e A two-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award for Best Mystery\/Detective Fiction, Ms. Hart is like her fictional heroine Sophie Greenway in two respects: both have had food-related careers (the author was a chef for twelve years) and both have college degrees in fundamentalist Christian theology. She lives in Minneapolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 6.91 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51750297108768,"sku":"9780345421548","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e1fc52587821e65bd188a5b97af21366.webp?v=1779947837","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dial-m-for-meat-loaf-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}