{"product_id":"the-scales-of-justice-paperback","title":"The Scales of Justice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTammie Painter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA crime boss with a secret\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA swoon-inducing thief\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA heist that leads to murder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt might be the perfect case for Duncan, but he's really just in town for the omelets.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZin's Circus of Unusual Creatures is gearing up for a lengthy run in Chesterwood, a town run by the infamous crime boss, Rochester McCleary, aka \"The Goblin King\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one knows why Rochester invited them to town, why he's letting them set up on a recently demolished city block for free, or why he keeps lurking around the circus grounds, but no one is stupid enough to ask McCleary to divulge his suspicious secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Duncan's performances have been drastically cut, and he's bored off his scales. Bored, that is, until someone breaks into and empties Rochester's vault.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe boredom is especially lifted when, soon after the heist, a body is found. The only trouble is that the most obvious suspects are a kind-hearted sculptor and Duncan's favorite omelet chef, Pepper.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlthough eager to take the case, Duncan is reluctant to tangle with The Goblin King. After all, he's pretty sure he'd look terrible in cement shoes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Duncan (along with his fellow amateur sleuths Boris and Cordelia) discover who the real culprit is before Rochester McCleary makes good on his threats? 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