{"product_id":"the-killer-in-cypress-swamp-a-little-spicy-a-little-dicey","title":"The Killer in Cypress Swamp (A Little Spicy, A Little Dicey)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cdiv id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" class=\"celwidget\" data-feature-name=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-type=\"widget\" data-csa-c-content-id=\"bookDescription\" data-csa-c-slot-id=\"bookDescription_feature_div\" data-csa-c-asin=\"B0DBZQDWYV\" data-csa-c-is-in-initial-active-row=\"false\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE KILLER IN CYPRESS SWAMP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    Marty may be retired, but she still likes to get out and spend all day in the canoe, and of course taking along her great dog, Max. On this particular day, Max alerts her to someone sneaking around in the woods and together they . . . well, that would be a spoiler, wouldn't it? But rest assured, there's a happy ending ... at least for Marty and Max!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eINFO ABOUT THE COLLECTION\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    This is a collection of \"cops and robbers\" spy\/thriller genre adventure books that are \"little\" in both content and format. These can be read in any order, no series\/sequence needed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCONTENT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    The content is just a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003elittle\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"spicy\" ... there might be beautiful women in skimpy outfits, and some lingering looks across the room from handsome men ... but no graphic scenes of you-know-what in the romance department. The action and adventure might get just a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003elittle \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"dicey\", with detectives and spies on the lookout for various villains from the underworld, and with a few mentions of various kinds of weapons ... but nothing gory, bloody, or graphically violent.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFORMAT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    The format is super short fiction with 1000 +\/- words (approx).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    Font is super large print in Verdana 25.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eORIGIN STORY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhy are the stories so short and the font so big?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    This collection was originally written for my dad as he was approaching his 90th birthday. He always loved to read, but as he got older, the heavy weight of large print books was a challenge, and he didn't have quite the same attention span needed to finish the longer ones. He also could not see quite as well as he used to, so even \"large print\" was starting to be hard for him to read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    To cure all these issues at the same time, the series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eA Little Spicy, A Little Dicey\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was created to provide super short stories that can be finished in one reading session, with super extra-large print, even bigger than usual \"large print\" books use (these are Verdana 25, huge compared to the usual font size 16 in many large print books). The stories are short, target length is about 1000 +\/- words. This is not very long, true, but it is long enough for people who need a short story, for various reasons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    Since then, I've learned that these books are also appreciated by many other adults ...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    * low vision\u003cbr\u003e\n    * short attention spans\u003cbr\u003e\n    * ADD\/ADHD\u003cbr\u003e\n    * dyslexia\u003cbr\u003e\n    * native English speakers who are now learning to read later in life\u003cbr\u003e\n    * adult ESL students who are learning to read in English as their L+ language\u003cbr\u003e\n    * some adult ESL classes, depending on your class philosophy and sponsoring organization\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCONTENT STATS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n    Word Count – 1000+\/-\u003cbr\u003e\n    Font - Text is in easy-to-read Verdana, font size 25\u003cbr\u003e\n    Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level - target range is 5th-6th grade, approx\u003cbr\u003e\n    Flesch Reading Ease - 80-90, approx\u003c\/span\u003e\n  \u003c\/div\u003e\n \u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Big Thicket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43078205014052,"sku":"B0DBZQDWYV","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0763\/2132\/5092\/files\/61mCN1Nek6L._SL1499.jpg?v=1766108332","url":"https:\/\/big-thicket-books.myshopify.com\/products\/the-killer-in-cypress-swamp-a-little-spicy-a-little-dicey","provider":"Big Thicket Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}