{"product_id":"she-had-to-die-9798988307525","title":"She Had to Die","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eRuby Stanton is young, beautiful, envied. But some say her heart is as cold as her hair is fiery. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the flashing light of a neon sign, Detective Hugo August is drawn by the siren's call of her beauty. But Ruby is dead. Shot through the heart in a sleazy motel room in no man's land. Who wanted her dead?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the sweltering heat of a Mobile summer, Hugo and his partner, Junior Knight, must unravel her love-hate relationships from the socially prominent to the lowly beat cop to find a motive and a murderer. They're out of their jurisdiction, in unfamiliar territory, and the locals resent their presence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Ruby isn't the only victim. With a tropical depression ravaging the coast, Hugo's outrage over another death is compounded by a devastating blow to his own heart, a betrayal that strikes at his core and reopens the door to the memories of Vietnam. As he struggles against the darkness within, he clings to his true north: justice. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSomeone is covering their tracks, and the suspect pool grows larger. What's going on at The Thunderbird Inn? Why didn't anyone hear anything? And why is everyone afraid to talk?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Witch Creek Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798988307525\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.81d","brand":"Rebecca Barrett","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52933663457461,"sku":"9798988307525","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/she-had-to-die-9798988307525","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}