{"product_id":"pretty-dead-things","title":"Pretty Dead Things","description":"\u003ch1\u003ePretty Dead Things\u003c\/h1\u003eKelsey Cox,Kelsey Cox\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003eJuly 7 2026\u003cbr\u003eEAN: 9781250378842\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 1250378842\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eItems marked as \u003cb\u003eWAREHOUSE\u003c\/b\u003e may take additional time to be delivered to your address or picked up in the store.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSynopsis: \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eINSTANT USA TODAY BESTSELLER \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSecrets emerge as a\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e Texas \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ebeauty pageant turns deadly in this rich and addictive novel with a jaw-dropping twist from psychological suspense author Kelsey Cox.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e2000: \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eIsabelle Whitmore vanishes at Sherman Ranch in Anhalt, Texas, without a trace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e2025: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe Lone Star Princess Pageant is about to begin, but this year it's offering more than an annual dose of rhinestone heels and plunging necklines. Competition is stiffer than ever --and long standing grudges are about to resurface. \u003cb\u003eI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003engrid\u003c\/b\u003e fled Anhalt in the wake of her sister Isabelle's disappearance and has now returned, just in time for a construction crew to start digging up Sherman Ranch; the pageant brings up past traumas that \u003cb\u003eMelanie \u003c\/b\u003ecan't forget; \u003cb\u003eCat, \u003c\/b\u003enewly sober, starts to feel threatened in ways that bring back old demons; and \u003cb\u003eSarah Lynn\u003c\/b\u003e, who comes from a long line of pageant winners, knows that losing is not an option. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen old resentments and new confrontations reach their boiling point, temperatures drop to deadly degrees as a record-setting storm brings down the state's power grid. With everyone trapped under one roof, scores will be settled, and more than one person will end up dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeauty dies. Secrets never do.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKELSEY COX'S NOVELS ARE: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Riveting.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eHeart-pumping.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eNina Simon\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Jaw-dropping.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmanda Eyre Ward\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eJoins my auto-buy list forever.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eRachel Hawkins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"27th Letter Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67391670386733,"sku":"WHS-585abe1faabd438187e24db1764c50b1","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0673\/3588\/0749\/files\/original_263a4ad1-8840-40c3-9d70-22adf503591a.jpg?v=1787356357","url":"https:\/\/27thletterbooks.com\/products\/pretty-dead-things","provider":"27th Letter Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}