{"product_id":"murder-on-sex-island-a-luella-van-horn-mystery-9798217091454","title":"Murder on Sex Island: A Luella van Horn Mystery","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sexy reality show. A missing contestant. A one-of-a-kind detective.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Bless Jo Firestone's quiet, mad genius. . . . Hilarious and completely brilliant, [a] bloodstained love-letter to reality-dating television.\"--\u003ci\u003eVulture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a cast member goes missing from the hit reality show \u003ci\u003eSex Island, \u003c\/i\u003e producers hire detective Luella van Horn to go undercover as a contestant and solve the case. What the producers don't know is that the enigmatic Luella van Horn is actually a woman named Marie Jones, a divorced ex-social worker from Staten Island attempting to lead a double life as a private eye. The local press couldn't get enough of Luella . . . until she horribly bungled her last case and a murderer went free. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnable to resist the opportunity to be a part of her favorite trashy TV show, travel to a remote island, and embark on a journey for redemption, Marie-as-Luella takes the case. But the more she learns about \u003ci\u003eSex Island\u003c\/i\u003e's dark underbelly, the harder it gets to make it out alive. She encounters shady producers, sleazy directors, contestants willing to do whatever it takes to win the $100,000 grand prize--and the dead body of the show's missing fan-favorite in her bathtub. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill she find the killer? Will she find herself? Will she find . . . love? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFind out now, in \u003ci\u003eSex Island\u003c\/i\u003e's most dramatic season yet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-9934643\"\u003eJo Firestone\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798217091454\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022100\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Amateur Sleuth\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC016000\"\u003eHumorous | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC022090\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Private Investigators\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJo Firestone\u003c\/b\u003e is a comedian and television writer known for her work on \u003ci\u003eAfter Midnight with Taylor Tomlinson\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eZIWE\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e Joe Pera Talks With You\u003c\/i\u003e. Her most recent comedy special, \u003ci\u003eGood Timing\u003c\/i\u003e, received a Critics Choice nomination and is available on Peacock. She co-hosts the long-running podcast \u003ci\u003eDr. Gameshow \u003c\/i\u003ewith Manolo Moreno and is the co-author of two card games, \u003ci\u003ePunderdome: A Card Game for Pun Lovers \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eFruits\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eMurder on Sex Island \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48453078384877,"sku":"9798217091454","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_72c8e233-5e39-4483-af5e-ffab73bd08a0.jpg?v=1753476527","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/murder-on-sex-island-a-luella-van-horn-mystery-9798217091454","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}