{"title":"Maureen Anne Jennings","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"bartender-wanted","title":"Bartender Wanted: A Rose Leary Mystery","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e \u003cspan\u003eGritty glamour in 1980s New York City doesn’t come cheap. To afford even her fifth-floor walkup, Rose Leary needs a gig. \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBartending at a neighborhood joint subsidizes her writing career, even if she does fill a dead woman’s platforms. Rose speculates about who killed her predecessor, but her novel’s looming deadline demands she dedicate all creativity to her fiction. When another bartender dies, Rose pictures her name scrawled at the top of the murderer’s hit list. Even sarcasm can’t shield her from this coming danger. Frightening phone calls and ominous gifts turn everyone she meets into a suspect. Dead flowers dirty her hallway, and her phone shrills menace. Terror invades her life and paralyzes her writing. Rose struggles to expose the killer in a desperate race to save herself and her work. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in the West Village restaurant and bar scene, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBartender Wanted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e resurrects a city where fishmongers and greengrocers fill the stores now colonized by designers, and brawny butchers still work in the Meatpacking District. Written with wit, intelligence, and a distinctive style, the Rose Leary series creates a signature cocktail so intoxicating it keeps readers coming back for more. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBartender Wanted\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e introduces the Rose Leary murder mystery series, where tales of chilling suspense and cold-blooded murder are spiked with generous dashes of humor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaureen Anne Jennings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ehas worn the hats of a journalist, copywriter, editor, publishing consultant, media manager, book festival director, and Fillmore East staffer. She owns more than 100 hats, not all of them work related. The Rose Leary Series of mysteries includes \u003cem\u003eBartender Wanted\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOne Too Many\u003c\/em\u003e. Her short fiction has appeared in the anthologies \u003cem\u003eTraveler’s Tales Italy,\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eCartwheels on the Faultline,\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSaltwater Sweetwater,\u003c\/em\u003e as well as in various periodicals. After the obligatory waitressing in college, she squandered a few years behind the bar at various dives in lower Manhattan. She also owned and operated a pub in northern California. Be careful what you write about. She graduated from Fordham University summa cum laude in comparative literature and still reads as many novels as she possibly can. 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As threats escalate, Rose fears for her next novel, her safety, and even her trust in Detective Frank Butler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWork lurches into chaos as inexperienced new bosses mismanage the restaurant, making accusations and blame seem like daily specials. Questions about guilt and innocence contaminate more than the crime scene, while jealousy and suspicion swirl in the oppressive August air. Infidelity lurks around all the couples she knows, and temptation hovers everywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNothing feels safe. Whose story should she believe? When cruel doubt poisons Butler’s accusations, Rose wonders who he’s trying to protect. Danger edges closer. She won’t survive unless she can outwit the murderer and find the weapon she needs to save everything that matters most.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with wit, intelligence, and a distinctive style, One Too Many serves another round of Maureen Anne Jennings’s signature mix of humor, murder, and suspense. And cocktails.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaureen Anne Jennings\u003c\/strong\u003e has worn the hats of a journalist, copywriter, editor, publishing consultant, media manager, book festival director, and Fillmore East staffer. She owns more than 100 hats, not all of them work related. The Rose Leary Series of mysteries includes Bartender Wanted and One Too Many. Her short fiction has appeared in the anthologies Traveler’s Tales Italy, Cartwheels on the Faultline, and Saltwater Sweetwater, as well as in various periodicals. After the obligatory waitressing in college, she squandered a few years behind the bar at various dives in lower Manhattan. She also owned and operated a pub in northern California. Be careful what you write about. She graduated from Fordham University summa cum laude in comparative literature and still reads as many novels as she possibly can. Words are her life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sibylline Digital First","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":46701432570085,"sku":"9781960573346","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/0271\/2549\/files\/One-Too-Many.jpg?v=1731026225"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.sibyllinepress.com\/collections\/maureen-anne-jennings.oembed","provider":"Sibylline Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}