{"id":20666,"date":"2024-09-11T09:36:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T15:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/?p=20666"},"modified":"2024-08-30T10:05:40","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T16:05:40","slug":"new-mysteries-and-thrillers-to-read-while-you-wait-for-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/2024\/09\/11\/new-mysteries-and-thrillers-to-read-while-you-wait-for-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"New Mysteries and Thrillers to Read While You Wait for Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"20666\" class=\"elementor elementor-20666\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8cdbe0a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8cdbe0a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3a19ee21\" data-id=\"3a19ee21\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b92b9f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2b92b9f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/199644125-honeycomb?ac=1&#038;from_search=true&#038;qid=83e2RDBRv6&#038;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09111.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20668\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09111.png 200w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09111-100x150.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a06711b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4a06711b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After winning the popular reality talent show Searching for a Star and a subsequent record deal at the age of nineteen, Amanda Pearson was the hottest thing in the UK. But as her short-lived fame began to fade. The dream was over. Amanda Pearson would forever be a one-hit wonder.Six years later, after cleaning her act up but failing to reestablish her career, her ex-manager informs her of an unexpected opportunity that will help alleviate her dire financial situation and potentially thrust her back into the spotlight.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-49afe28b\" data-id=\"49afe28b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31d603b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31d603b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/199797698-the-astrology-house?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_34\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09112-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20669\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09112-2.png 200w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09112-2-100x150.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d794b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10d794b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Margot needs a minute. She\u2019s been working eighty-hour weeks as a newly minted partner at her law firm. She\u2019s disconnected from her brother, the only family she has left. And she\u2019s still not pregnant after years of trying. Stars Harbor Astrological Retreat promises rest, relaxation, and wisdom for Margot and her friends. With Instagram-worthy views and nightly astrology readings in an impeccably restored waterfront Victorian house, this getaway should be nothing but idyllic fun.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee8a299\" data-id=\"ee8a299\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad54789 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ad54789\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/199457038-cabaret-macabre?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_27\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09113-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20670\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09113-1.png 200w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09113-1-100x150.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32d8b1be elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32d8b1be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Victor Silvius has spent nine years as an inmate at The Grange, a private sanatorium, for the crime of attacking judge Sir Giles Drury. Now, the judge\u2019s wife, Lady Elspeth Drury, believes that Silvius is the one responsible for a series of threatening letters her husband has recently received. Eager to avoid the scandal that involving the local police would entail, Lady Elspeth seeks out retired stage magician Joseph Spector, whose discreet involvement in a case Sir Giles recently presided over greatly impressed her.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4e74c839 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4e74c839\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-57bc68b7\" data-id=\"57bc68b7\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3323b154 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3323b154\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/201627004-hard-to-kill?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_31\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09114-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20671\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09114-1.png 200w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09114-1-100x150.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-29821d5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"29821d5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Attorney Jane Smith is mounting an impossible criminal defense. Her client, Rob Jacobson, is the unluckiest of the unlucky. No sooner is he accused of killing a family of three in the Hamptons than a second family is gunned down. It\u2019s not double jeopardy. It\u2019s not double murder. It\u2019s double triple homicide. Jane\u2019s career has spanned from NYPD beat cop to Hamptons courtroom. She\u2019s tough to beat. She\u2019s even tougher to kill. The defense may never rest.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ee8b361\" data-id=\"ee8b361\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-472bdbc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"472bdbc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/199798883-fire-and-bones?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_30\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09115-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20672\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09115-1.png 200w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09115-1-100x150.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a0404cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a0404cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Called to Washington, DC to analyze the victims of a mysterious arson attack, Tempe quickly finds her misgivings justified. The fire site is in Foggy Bottom, a neighborhood with a colorful history, and as the pieces start falling into place, the property\u2019s ownership becomes more and more suspicious. Sensing a good story, Tempe teams up with a new ally, tele journalist Ivy Doyle. Delving into the past, the duo learns that back in the Thirties and Forties the home was the hangout of a group of bootleggers and racketeers known as the Foggy Bottom Gang.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-74c88293\" data-id=\"74c88293\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21b01dde elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21b01dde\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/195790631-between-a-flock-and-a-hard-place?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_49\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09116-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20673\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09116-1.png 200w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09116-1-100x150.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43b348c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"43b348c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Meg&#8217;s neighbors, the Smetkamps&#8217;, have won a makeover for their old home from Marvelous Mansions, a flashy, yet dubious company, focused on making historic homes more &#8220;modern.&#8221; The company already several days into its makeover of the Smetkamps&#8217; house, and tensions are running high. Meg arrives at the Smetkamps to find that Caerphilly&#8217;s resident flock of feral turkeys has moved into their yard&#8211;or been relocated there by someone who wanted to cause them trouble.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c00f29c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c00f29c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d2b6806\" data-id=\"6d2b6806\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51befbb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51befbb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/199798007-spirit-crossing?from_search=true&#038;from_srp=true&#038;qid=5qWuwuNJuI&#038;rank=1\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09117-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20674\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09117-1.png 200w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09117-1-100x150.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d6827c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d6827c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The disappearance of a local politician\u2019s teenaged daughter is major news in Minnesota. As a huge manhunt is launched to find her, Cork O\u2019Connor\u2019s grandson stumbles across the shallow grave of a young Ojibwe woman\u2014but nobody seems that interested. Nobody, that is, except Cork and the newly formed Iron Lake Ojibwe Tribal Police. As Cork and the tribal officers dig into the circumstances of this mysterious and grim discovery, they uncover a connection to the missing teenager. And soon, it\u2019s clear that Cork\u2019s grandson is in danger of being the killer\u2019s next victim.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4ff063e6\" data-id=\"4ff063e6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e92a3d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3e92a3d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/63249468-the-lost-coast?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_36\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09118-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20675\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09118-1.png 200w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09118-1-100x150.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-290f68d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"290f68d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s been almost a year since Clay Edison was forced out of his job at the coroner&#8217;s bureau. Now he&#8217;s on his own, working as a private eye. When a client brings him a fraud case, Clay dives into a decades-old scheme targeting the vulnerable. His investigation leads him to a bizarre town buried in the remote California wilderness. The residents don&#8217;t care much for outsiders. They certainly don&#8217;t like Clay asking questions. And they&#8217;ll do just about anything to shut him up.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e7389e\" data-id=\"1e7389e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21ba03cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"21ba03cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/52616342-the-perfect-son?ref=nav_sb_ss_1_34\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09119-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-20676\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09119-1.png 200w, https:\/\/libraries.ne.gov\/alliance\/files\/2024\/09\/09119-1-100x150.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47668226 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"47668226\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Erika Cass has a perfect family and a perfect life. Until the evening when two detectives show up at her front door. A high school girl has vanished from Erika&#8217;s quiet suburban neighborhood. The police suspect the worst&#8211;murder. And Erika&#8217;s teenage son, Liam, was the last person to see the girl alive. Erika has always sensed something dark and disturbed in her seemingly perfect older child. She wants to believe he&#8217;s innocent, but as the evidence mounts, she can&#8217;t deny the truth&#8211;Liam may have done the unthinkable.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After winning the popular reality talent show Searching for a Star and a subsequent record deal at the age of nineteen, Amanda Pearson was the hottest thing in the UK. But as her short-lived fame began to fade. The dream was over. Amanda Pearson would forever be a one-hit wonder.Six years later, after cleaning her act up but failing to reestablish her career, her ex-manager informs her of an unexpected opportunity that will help alleviate her dire financial situation and potentially thrust her back into the spotlight. Margot needs a minute. 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