{"product_id":"the-oldest-sin-paperback-by-ellen-hart","title":"The Oldest Sin Paperback by Ellen Hart","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n                \n                    \n                        \u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n                        \u003cul\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cb\u003eBallantine Books\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e(1995-01-03)\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003eEnglish\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePaperback\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e288\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003epages\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e9780345482815\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eItem Weight\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e351.54\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003egrams\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                            \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions\u003c\/strong\u003e: \u003cstrong\u003e21.59 x 13.97 x 2.54\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cb\u003ecm\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n                        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n                        \u003cbr\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003eThe elegant Maxfield Plaza Hotel in downtown St. Paul is packed to the rafters with the powerbrokers of the charismatic Church of the Firstborn—\u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e a national convention of the Daughters of Sisyphus. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Between the two gatherings, five old college roommates are reunited: food critic Sophie Greenway, now owner of the hotel; Adelle, who married into the founding family of the Firstborns; Lavinia, mastermind of the Daughters; and Bunny and Cindy, Lavinia’s top aides. But when a murderer terminates one of the gang, Sophie senses that not everyone is devastated by the loss. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Sophie delicately probes the private affairs of her hotel’s star guests, she recalls another death—of a young woman who had been the group’s sixth roommate. The buried secrets of that long-ago death are exhumed as a clandestine killer once again commits the oldest sin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                        \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                        \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEllen Hart\u003c\/b\u003e's novels include \u003ci\u003eSlice and Dice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThis Little Piggy Went to Murder\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e For Every Evil\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Oldest Sin\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eas well as the Jane Lawless mysteries: \u003ci\u003eHallowed Murder\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Vital Lies\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e Stage Fright\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e A Killing Cure\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e A Small Sacrifice\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFaint Praise.\u003c\/i\u003e A two-time winner of the Minnesota Book Award for Best Mystery\/Detective Fiction, Hart is like her fictional heroine Sophie Greenway in two respects: both have had food-related careers (the author was a chef for twelve years) and both have college degrees in fundamentalist Christian theology. She lives in Minneapolis.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                    \n                \n            \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":46552824676513,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780345482815","price":25.65,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/files\/9780345482815.jpg?v=1781716897","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/the-oldest-sin-paperback-by-ellen-hart","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}