{"product_id":"nantucket-counterfeit-lp-paperback","title":"Nantucket Counterfeit LP - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Axelrod\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Fans of traditional mysteries will welcome Axelrod's entertaining fifth outing for Nantucket police chief Henry Kennis...That Henry believes in an 'old school low-tech version of police work' allows the reader to readily follow the clues.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe fifth Henry Kennis mystery takes us into the closed, gossip-riddled, back-stabbing world of Nantucket's community theater.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHorst Refn, the widely disliked and resented Artistic Director of the Nantucket Theater Lab, has been found stuffed into the meat freezer in his basement. Most of the actors, all the technical crew, and quite a few of the Theater Lab Board members, whom Refn was scamming and blackmailing, are suspects in his murder. The island's Police Chief Henry Kennis has to pick his way through a social minefield as he searches for the killer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the same time, daughter's new boyfriend, football star Hector Cruz, has been accused of sexting her. Carrie knows the offending pictures didn't come from him, and Henry has to prove it before the boy gets suspended, which means probing into the family secrets of Hector's father, a firebrand agitprop playwright, who happens to be a prime suspect in Refn's murder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery story is a fiction, every identity proves false, and every statement a lie. The counterfeit bills found at the scene of the crime are the most obvious symbol of the deceptions and distractions that obscure the investigation. The truth lies buried in the past, in Refn's earlier crimes and the victims who came to Nantucket seeking revenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the culprit has been revealed, the last masks torn off, and final murder foiled--live, on stage, during the opening night of \u003cem\u003eWho Dun It\u003c\/em\u003e, the eerily prescient opening drama of the Theater Lab Season--Jane says to Henry, \"Is everything counterfeit?\" He smiles. \"Almost.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteven Axelrod\u003c\/strong\u003e holds an MFA in writing from Vermont College of Fine Arts and remains a member of the WGA despite a long absence from Hollywood. His work has been featured on various websites, including the literary e-zine \u003cem\u003eNuméro Cinq\u003c\/em\u003e, where he is on the masthead; Salon.com; and \u003cem\u003eThe Good Men Project;\u003c\/em\u003e as well as the magazines \u003cem\u003ePulp Modern\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBig Pulp\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A father of two, he lives on Nantucket Island, Massachusetts, where he paints houses and writes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 432\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 16, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50983020888203,"sku":"9781464210402","price":35.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/0KshVBAK5S9781464210402.webp?v=1793296442","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/nantucket-counterfeit-lp-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}