{"product_id":"crush-9781497692077","title":"Crush","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling author's \"addictive second Karen Vail thriller,\" the FBI profiler tracks a serial killer through California wine country (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this follow-up to the standout bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe 7th Victim\u003c\/i\u003e, Karen Vail ventures to Napa Valley, where a serial killer has been crushing his victims' windpipes and leaving their bodies in caves. But when the Crush Killer learns that an FBI profiler has joined the Major Crimes Task Force, the newfound attention emboldens him, and he sets in motion a plan that wreaks havoc on the town--as well as the task force. Although a sudden break in the case helps Vail zero in on the identity of the killer, she senses that something isn't right. If she doesn't figure it out in time, the consequences will be dire.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In a rousing climax that leaves readers breathless, and which \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e termed a \"shockeroo ending,\" Vail must pick up the pieces--and clean up the carnage left behind by the Crush Killer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meticulously researched during years of work with the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit, this high-velocity thriller from national bestselling author Alan Jacobson features the kind of edge-of-your-seat ending that inspired Nelson DeMille to call Jacobson \"a hell of a writer.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrush\u003c\/i\u003e is the first installment of a two-part story that concludes with \u003ci\u003eVelocity\u003c\/i\u003e, book three in the Karen Vail Series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media Mystery \u0026amp; Thri\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781497692077\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.24w x 1.27d","brand":"Alan Jacobson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36654441070748,"sku":"9781497692077","price":25.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_1c60f933-e78c-4350-9544-8470e38c4225.jpg?v=1603883389","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/crush-9781497692077","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}