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    "title": "The Antique Store Detective and the May Day Murder",
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    "collection_title": "Bella Winter Mystery",
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    "description": "May Day should mark the start of spring. But this year, it means murder\u2026 Fortunately antique store owner and amateur detective Bella Winter is on the case!\n\nEveryone in Hope Eaton climbs the hill to Sweet Agnes\u2019 Spring on May Day, to greet the dawn and leave tokens among the flowers. Antique store owner Bella Winter grumbles about the early start, but she has to admit that watching the sun rise over the flower-strewn grove is worth it. And her interest deepens when she sees that one of the offerings this year is a little doll stuck all over with pins\u2026 a perfect replica of Mary Roberts, who lives nearby.\n\nDetermined to find out what lies behind this bizarre threat, Bella dives into a murky mess of strange events. Mary\u2019s house is up for sale, but someone\u2019s trying to wreck the deal, leaving rotting weeds on her front step. And Mary claims she\u2019s seen a cloaked figure watching her from the woods\u2026\n\nBella\u2019s half convinced this is all nonsense, but then Mary is found dead, her prized carving of the spring stolen from her dresser. The police say it was a heart attack, but was she literally scared to death?\n\nSoon Bella has uncovered a string of further mysteries. Why is Mary\u2019s nearest neighbour missing? Who graffitied her boss\u2019s house with a warning the night she died? And why would anyone want Mary\u2019s carving?\n\nAll paths lead back to the spring itself\u2026 but does it hold answers or more danger? And can Bella track the killer down before she\u2019s cut off at the source?",
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    "language_code": "eng",
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    "page_count": 302,
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    "created_at": "2025-09-19T14:42:53+00:00",
    "updated_at": "2025-10-28T00:44:05+00:00",
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