{"product_id":"the-key-to-a-killer-a-ruby-and-cordelia-mystery-olivia-blacke-hardcover","title":"The Key to a Killer: A Ruby and Cordelia Mystery -- Olivia Blacke, Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA woman and her ghost roommate investigate their most personal case yet in Olivia Blacke's \u003ci\u003eThe Key to a Killer\u003c\/i\u003e, the next book in the Anthony Award winning Ruby and Cordelia Mysteries.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Ruby Young discovered that her Boston apartment was haunted, she did what any reasonable person would do: befriend the ghost. Their relationship overcame a shaky start--Cordelia Graves never wanted a roommate in life, she certainly didn't want one in death. After working together to solve a few murders, the two are close friends, but there's a lingering question neither of them have been able to answer: what led to Cordelia's death? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLately things have been adding up that suggest foul play. And when Cordelia's memories of that day start to come back, the roommates can't ignore it anymore: Cordelia was murdered. Ruby and Cordelia are going to have to piece together what Cordelia's final days looked like--otherwise a killer could go free.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Olivia Blacke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.51h x 5.70w x 1.18d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250336736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026 pg. 50\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOLIVIA BLACKE (she\/her) is the Anthony Award-winning author of the Ruby and Cordelia Mysteries, as well as the cozy Record Shop Mysteries and the Brooklyn Murder Mysteries. She had her first ghost encounter when she was five, but wasn't involved with an active crime scene until much later, when she accidentally stepped into a chalk outline on a Manhattan sidewalk. Armed with a Criminology degree, she channels her love of the paranormal and passion for writing into darkly humorous supernatural mysteries. She wants to be a unicorn when she grows up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Olivia Blacke","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67705177604324,"sku":"9781250336736","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/9781250336736.jpg?v=1792568732","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/the-key-to-a-killer-a-ruby-and-cordelia-mystery-olivia-blacke-hardcover","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}