{"product_id":"mckennas-guy-9798228358188","title":"McKenna's Guy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Edgar, Barry, and Shamus Award finalist Mike Lawson comes \u003ci\u003eMcKenna's Guy\u003c\/i\u003e, a fast-paced thriller full of secrets, lies, and betrayal.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an intruder with murderous intent breaks into Roger Smith's modest home one night, the big brute gets more than he bargained for, ending up a bloody corpse staining Roger's carpet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWashington, DC, Detective Grace Lillinthal is summoned to the crime scene and marvels at the outcome. Why would anyone want to kill gray-haired Roger Smith? He's the picture of respectability--a widower devoted to his family, an amateur painter, and a civil servant who works at the Government Publishing Office. When asked why he'd be a target, a clearly shaken Roger claims to be baffled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut instinct tells Grace there's more to Roger's story, and when she learns that Roger--after killing his home invader and before calling the police--phoned John McKenna, she knows she's onto something. John McKenna is a disreputable character of the first order. He's the gregarious, larger-than-life owner of a local bar that's a notorious den of thieves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter one hired assassin fails, another's bound to show up. The clock is ticking for Roger and McKenna to find out who wants Roger dead and why--and suspects abound. Stubborn Grace is as determined to dig up Roger's secrets as he is to keep them hidden, and soon the investigation becomes a relentless game of cat and mouse. Even if Roger doesn't consider himself a criminal, as chaos takes hold of his world, survival requires that he think like one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blackstone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798228358188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mike Lawson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52507648032949,"sku":"9798228358188","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_23cd3668-2b70-4e0b-87df-179267857dc8.jpg?v=1778566356","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/mckennas-guy-9798228358188","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}