{"product_id":"lavender-house-evander-mills-1","title":"Lavender House (Evander Mills, 1)","description":"A \"Best Of\" Book From: Amazon * Buzzfeed * Rainbow Reading * Library Journal * CrimeReads * BookPage * Book Riot * Autostraddle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA delicious story from a new voice in suspense, Lev AC Rosen's Lavender House is Knives Out with a queer historical twist.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLavender House, 1952: the family seat of recently deceased matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of the famous Lamontaine soap empire. Irene’s recipes for her signature scents are a well guarded secret―but it's not the only one behind these gates. This estate offers a unique freedom, where none of the residents or staff hide who they are. But to keep their secret, they've needed to keep others out. And now they're worried they're keeping a murderer in.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIrene’s widow hires Evander Mills to uncover the truth behind her mysterious death. Andy, recently fired from the San Francisco police after being caught in a raid on a gay bar, is happy to accept―his calendar is wide open. And his secret is the kind of secret the Lamontaines understand.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndy had never imagined a world like Lavender House. He's seduced by the safety and freedom found behind its gates, where a queer family lives honestly and openly. But that honesty doesn't extend to everything, and he quickly finds himself a pawn in a family game of old money, subterfuge, and jealousy―and Irene’s death is only the beginning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen your existence is a crime, everything you do is criminal, and the gates of Lavender House can’t lock out the real world forever. Running a soap empire can be a dirty business.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDive into the full Evander Mills series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLavender House\u003cbr\u003eThe Bell in the Fog\u003cbr\u003eRough Pages","brand":"Macmillan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47825523212514,"sku":"MTO-MACMILLAN-2026-05-22-8.55-1276","price":37.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0569\/9898\/5881\/files\/book_275_PHLmncrhD.jpg?v=1779563622","url":"https:\/\/layitflat.com\/en-ca\/products\/lavender-house-evander-mills-1","provider":"Lay it Flat Publishing Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}