{"product_id":"the-brief-luminous-flight-of-the-firefly-the-1940s-prequel-to-the-crime-of-fashion-mysteries-9781949582062","title":"The Brief Luminous Flight of the Firefly: The 1940s Prequel to THE CRIME OF FASHION MYSTERIES","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eIT'S NOT LIKE IT'S MURDER, Mimi said.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Don't kid yourself, sister,\" her boss growled. \"People commit all kinds of crimes for all kinds of reasons. \"There's murder afoot whenever money is involved.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It's June 1943 in Washington, D.C., midway through a world war that feels like it will never end. Rationing, victory gardens and making do or doing without have all become a patriotic way of life. Idealistic young Mimi Smith has answered the call of the war effort, laboring at the Office of Price Administration, which runs rationing and polices the black market -- as a stenographer. Mimi longs to move up to an \"important job\" as an investigator. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When local \"magdalens,\" who may have dabbled in stolen goods start dying, few even care about these women who service the servicemen. But Mimi is burdened with suspicions--and a promise made to a young woman trying to leave that life behind. She teams up with a skeptical cop and a Navy-bound country boy to trap a murderer--a killer everyone has always been happy to see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThe Brief Luminous Flight of the Firefly\u003c\/strong\u003e is the 1940s prequel to Ellen Byerrum's bestselling Crime of Fashion Mysteries, featuring Lacey Smiothsonian. Mimi Smith is Lacey's great-aunt, the famous \"Aunt Mimi\" who bequeathed to Lacey some of her best assets: her trunk full of memories and mysteries, her flair for vintage style, and her passion for following a story to the very end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePUBLISHERS WEEKLY calls Ellen Byerrum's bestselling Crime of Fashion series \"first-rate\" and \"as smooth as fine-grade cashmere.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\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-3062276\"\u003eEllen Byerrum\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Lethal Black Dress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781949582062\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 194958206X\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-FIC014050\"\u003eHistorical | World War II\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-FIC022040\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Women Sleuths\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lethal Black Dress Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42698390896877,"sku":"9781949582062","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_e53f1660-18fa-4863-bcb7-c9461e2bef4c.jpg?v=1649900220","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-brief-luminous-flight-of-the-firefly-the-1940s-prequel-to-the-crime-of-fashion-mysteries-9781949582062","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}