{"product_id":"9780008754679_the-cornish-christmas-pantomime-murder-a-nosey-parker-cozy-mystery-book-9","title":"The Cornish Christmas Pantomime Murder (A Nosey Parker Cozy Mystery, Book 9)","description":"\u003ch2\u003ePantomime season has arrived in the brand new hilarious cozy murder mystery from Fiona Leitch. \u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Murder and mayhem are rarely this enjoyable. 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Ex-Metropolitan police officer turned caterer Jodie Parker has managed to get away with not appearing, but only if she agrees to cater the opening night party.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut it’s not just terrible jokes, quick costume changes and backstage chaos that wait in the wings… When the Widow Twankey (otherwise known as Tim, the mayor’s husband) trips over a corpse lying next to Aladdin’s bloodstained magic lamp, it’s time for Jodie and her partner, DCI Nathan Withers, to find the killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWas it the genie of the lamp or an overly harsh theatre critic? 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