{"product_id":"biscuits-blackmail-a-body-inthe-bayou-picnic-peculiar-mysteries-2","title":"BISCUITS, BLACKMAIL, \u0026 A BODY INTHE BAYOU: Picnic \u0026 Peculiar Mysteries 2","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSomeone choked—and it wasn’t on the biscuits.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAfter solving the murder that shook Ivy Ridge in \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eMurder on the Magnolia Quilt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, John Ivy thought things might quiet down.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBut when another body turns up—and this time, in the bayou—he realizes God isn’t finished using him yet.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWhat begins as a cheerful charity picnic along the bayou’s edge turns deadly when a powerful Ivy Ridge resident collapses mid-speech—tumbling off the dock and into murky water below. At first, the crowd calls it a tragic accident. Heat. Age. Bad timing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eJohn Ivy knows better.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHe’s seen the signs before, and this death smells like blackmail gone sideways.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eAs whispers ripple through Ivy Ridge Estates, John uncovers a trail of secrets stretching back decades—oil money disguised as generosity, political favors wrapped in church language, and donations that came with dangerous strings attached. The victim didn’t just drown in bayou water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eHe drowned in what he knew.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eWith the community on edge and reputations at stake, John must untangle who was being threatened, who was being paid off, and who decided silence was worth killing for.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eArmed with sharp instincts, dry humor, and a faith that won’t let him look away, John proves once again that retirement doesn’t stop justice—it just gives it time to simmer.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBecause at Ivy Ridge Estates, the biscuits are warm, the smiles are polite, and the bayou keeps what people try to bury.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Danyelle Scroggins comes another cozy, clever, and spiritually grounded mystery in the \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003ePicnic \u0026amp; Peculiar Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e series—where secrets surface, sinners sweat, and truth always finds its way to the light.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p5\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ePull up a chair.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003ePass the biscuits.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eAnd don’t turn your back on the water.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Divinely Sown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49249661649204,"sku":null,"price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/3234\/5140\/files\/BBBfrontcov.jpg?v=1787002062","url":"https:\/\/divinelysown.com\/products\/biscuits-blackmail-a-body-inthe-bayou-picnic-peculiar-mysteries-2","provider":"Divinely Sown","version":"1.0","type":"link"}