{"product_id":"black-water-liliesbooks","title":"Black Water Lilies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the \"wonderfully ingenious\" (Marilyn Stasio, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) novel \u003ci\u003eAfter the Crash\u003c\/i\u003e, a thrilling tale of a murder that takes place in Claude Monet's garden and the mystery that surrounds it.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGiverny, France. During the day, the town is the home of the famous artist Claude Monet and the gardens where he painted his \u003ci\u003eWater Lilies\u003c\/i\u003e. But once the tourists have gone, there is a darker side to the peaceful French village.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the story of thirteen days that begin with one murder and end with another. \u003cspan\u003eJérôme\u003c\/span\u003e Morval, a man whose passion for art was matched only by his passion for women, has been found dead in the stream that runs through the gardens. In his pocket is a postcard of Monet's \u003ci\u003eWater Lilies\u003c\/i\u003e with the words: \u003ci\u003eEleven years old. Happy Birthday.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEntangled in the mystery are three women: a young painting prodigy, the seductive village schoolteacher, and an old widow who watches over the village from a mill by the stream. All three of them share a secret. But what do they know about the discovery of \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eJérôme\u003c\/span\u003e Morval's corpse? And what is the connection to the mysterious, rumoured painting of \u003ci\u003eBlack Water Lilies\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bussi, Michel","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback (Mystery)","offer_id":45516386402528,"sku":"","price":11.7,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_0f83c935-ce0f-45c6-95bd-d455855c5f73.jpg?v=1715268196","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/black-water-liliesbooks","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}