{"product_id":"scents-and-sensibility","title":"Scents and Sensibility","description":"This \"creative and whimsical\" (New York Journal of Books) entry in the Chet and Bernie Mystery follows Chet and his human PI companion, Bernie Little, as they investigate a mysterious case of illegal cactus smuggling.When Private Investigator Bernie Little and his canine companion Chet return home, they encounter some alarming developments. First off, Bernie's wall safe--normally hidden behind the waterfall picture in the office--is gone. And next door, old Mr. Parsons is under investigation for being in possession of a saguaro cactus illegally transplanted from the desert. Bernie and Chet go deep into the desert to investigate. Is it possible that such a sweet old man has a terrible secret in his past? Chet and Bernie discover bad things going on in the wilderness, far worse that cactus smuggling, and all connected to a strange but innocent-seeming desert festival called Cactus Man. They unearth leads that take them back to a long-ago kidnapping that may not have been a kidnapping and threaten a ruthless and charismatic criminal with a cult following, a criminal who sees at once what Chet and Bernie mean to each other and knows how to exploit it. \"Charmingly offbeat\" (Publishers Weekly), Scents and Sensibility is a drool-worthy mystery that will have readers everywhere begging for more.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833583022285,"sku":"9781476703435","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_30d1f2ea-5569-4e7d-96b3-50569acc867a.jpg?v=1790889032","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/scents-and-sensibility","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}