{"product_id":"the-pink-pony-murder-on-mackinac-island","title":"The Pink Pony: Murder on Mackinac Island","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e2022 FIRST PRIZE WINNER OF The Global Book Awards\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe world-class Port Huron-Mackinac sailboat race has just finished at Mackinac Island. As soon as the boats dock, the sailors head for the legendary Pink Pony. But the night takes a grisly turn, and Jimmy Lyons is found dead the next morning in the bar, strangled by a string of Christmas tree lights.\u003cbr\u003eMurdo Halverson, a wealthy manufacturer from Detroit and Jimmy's former partner, is arrested for the murder. It turns out that the free spending Jimmy was broke. Each of his crew, including Murdo, had a reason to kill him. As did his wife, Jane.\u003cbr\u003eBurr Lafayette, recently divorced and the deposed head of the litigation department of a major Detroit law firm, is recruited to defend Murdo by his wife, Anne, and his mother, Martha, the widowed matriarch of the family.\u003cbr\u003eA man at loose ends, Burr is a brilliant litigator who prefers boats and dogs over courtrooms and clients. But he's not a criminal lawyer, and this looks like a losing case. Did Murdo kill Jimmy or was it someone else?","brand":"Mission Point Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48515487269113,"sku":"9781950659630","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/1811\/7625\/files\/imageloader_7d849ee8-3d15-4447-8f19-3b6186a72f92.jpg?v=1781207863","url":"https:\/\/hookeandplotte.com\/products\/the-pink-pony-murder-on-mackinac-island","provider":"Hooke and Plotte Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}