{"product_id":"murder-on-sex-island-a-luella-van-horn-mystery-paperback","title":"Murder on Sex Island: A Luella Van Horn Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJo Firestone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sexy reality show. A missing contestant. A one-of-a-kind detective.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\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\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 24, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51987724566829,"sku":"9798217091454","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/u0BerEm1tX9798217091454.webp?v=1776183715","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/murder-on-sex-island-a-luella-van-horn-mystery-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}