{"product_id":"death-at-neptune-yard-jan-durham-kipper-cottage-2","title":"Death at Neptune Yard * Jan Durham * Kipper Cottage #2","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen the approaching shadows of Halloween and an annual Goth festival bring a wave of mysterious, folklore-tinged fatalities to a North Yorkshire coastal town, a resilient amateur sleuth and her brave bull terrier must uncover the very human killer pulling the strings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Story: Halloween is descending upon the atmospheric seaside town of Whitby, and the community is gearing up for its high-energy Goth Festival. Newly retired widow Liz McLuckie is still adapting to her low-friction coastal routine at Kipper Cottage when her peaceful sandbox violently fractures. The festive atmosphere shatters when one of Liz's close friends has a terrifying, late-night encounter with the Barghest—a legendary, spectral black hound known in local Yorkshire folklore as the Dog of Death. Immediately following the sighting, a synchronized sequence of mysterious and sudden fatalities sweeps through the historic shipyards of Neptune Yard. While panicked townspeople drop their logic parameters and fear that supernatural forces have broken through their earthly shields, Liz's sharp diagnostic toolkit spots a much more calculated, unvarnished human cover-up. Refusing to retreat behind a shield of fear, Liz launches a persistent counter-campaign. Aided by a motley assortment of eccentric local allies and her fiercely loyal English bull terrier, Nelson—widely known as the bravest dog in Yorkshire—Liz moves step-by-step through a dark ledger of shipyard gossip, family secrets, and deep maritime rivalries. She faces a ticking-clock deadline to untangle the town's maritime past and trap a clever flesh-and-blood killer before the festival tracking line claims another victim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerfect For: Devotees of classic, fair-play British cozy mysteries, fans of atmospheric coastal settings, animal lovers who cheer for heroic canine sidekicks, and readers who devour lighthearted amateur sleuth puzzles by authors like Stella Cameron, M.C. Beaton, or Frances Evesham\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DWT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50461923574003,"sku":"202607121846ABB","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0840\/5722\/7507\/files\/20231206_075745.jpg?v=1787276684","url":"https:\/\/purpleslothmedia.com\/products\/death-at-neptune-yard-jan-durham-kipper-cottage-2","provider":"Purple Sloth Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}