{"product_id":"bitter-fall-9781648757303","title":"Bitter Fall","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSummer's last breath meets autumn's first kill in Greenville, Maine.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"...high-speed and dripping with suspense.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a moonless stretch of backcountry road, Detective Brock Justice stares down at a crime scene that refuses to play by the rules. A woman lies dead, the apparent victim of a lethal roadside crash--until a stab wound is found hidden beneath her clothing. Two causes of death. Zero easy answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReunited with his partner, Detective Chloe Wright, Justice begins pulling at threads too many people want left alone. The victim had secrets--the kind worth killing for. And each suspect carries enough baggage to sink a body in Moosehead Lake. 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