{"product_id":"the-dead-detective-9781917705554","title":"The Dead Detective","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt starts with a sneaker washed ashore. The severed foot inside changed everything...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSan Diego Homicide Detective Wyatt Lake has seen strange cases-but nothing like this. When a second foot appears nearby, forensic experts trace the shoes' journey back to a sunken shipping container. Inside: twelve bodies, shackled together at the bottom of the sea.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the Feds seize control of the investigation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrustrated at being pushed aside, Wyatt transfers to the Cold Case Unit, hoping to work the \"chain-gang\" homicides off the books. It is said that when man plans, God laughs. When Wyatt is diagnosed with a fatal illness, he opts to put his all into his caseload, particularly his investigation into Chloe Landers-the sole survivor of a brutal attack twenty-five years ago that left her best friend dead and her legs amputated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChloe has no interest in reopening old wounds. But Wyatt suspects she's hiding something-maybe even a plan for revenge. As their bond deepens, so do the lies between them. And when Chloe vanishes on a weekend conference, Wyatt fears the worst.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat begins as a search for justice spirals into something darker-a race to stop a murder, or commit one...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTaut, atmospheric, and devastatingly human, \u003cem\u003eThe Dead Detective\u003c\/em\u003e is a psychological mystery about love, guilt, and how far we'll go to right the past.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloodhound Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/05\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781917705554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.79d","brand":"Alan Russell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51991016079541,"sku":"9781917705554","price":13.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_47464d1a-afed-497c-b391-d9bb0ff8ee08.jpg?v=1762838745","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-dead-detective-9781917705554","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}