{"product_id":"murder-in-second-position-an-on-pointe-mystery-paperback","title":"Murder in Second Position: An On Pointe Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLori Robbins\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePraise for the On Pointe Mystery Series\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Robbins, an ex-ballet dancer and author of \u003cem\u003eLesson Plan for Murder\u003c\/em\u003e, deploys her tartly witty prose to offer a delicious, well-observed sendup of the ballet world... Readers will root for Leah as she sleuths her way through the troupe's comic excesses.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA graceful mystery that pirouettes around a cast of entertaining narcissists.\" - Kirkus Reviews \u003cem\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"The mystery component is just as lively as the dance company descriptions and the performances themselves. Robbins brings all to life with a style that performs deftly and artistically, and this will attract both dance-oriented readers and those with little experience with the world of ballet. The result is an engrossing murder mystery that operates on many different levels to bring readers on a rollicking ride through death, achievement, and ballet politics alike as a murderous rampage threatens more than one life.\" - \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eD. Donovan, Senior Reviewer\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBallerina Leah Siderova belongs onstage. Not in an interrogation room at Manhattan's Twentieth Precinct. And yet, for the second time in less than a year, that's where she has a starring role. It wasn't her fault someone murdered the autocratic new director of American Ballet Company. And it wasn't her job to find the killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLeah is determined to stay as far away as possible from the murder investigation. After all, if she were going to kill someone, it would have been the woman who's been relentlessly trolling her on social media. And that's where things get complicated. Because when dancers say, \"ballet can be murder\" they don't mean it literally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost of the time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 258\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 23, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783803306272,"sku":"9781685120214","price":18.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5a5dce1fe1809b1ab071aff4cfef557e.webp?v=1780594837","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/murder-in-second-position-an-on-pointe-mystery-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}