{"product_id":"the-sophocles-rule-9781947305496","title":"The Sophocles Rule","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt began with a simple coin toss, which led to a mystery, which led to the unthinkable.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe simple toss of a coin presents journalist Tony Harrington with a fascinating puzzle. And puzzles, he knows, can lead to good stories. As he searches for the origins of a particularly unusual quarter, others like it begin showing up around Orney, the small Midwestern city where he lives and works. He begins to suspect they are connected to a sixty-year-old mystery--an unsolved bank robbery and the brutal murder of its president.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Tony digs deeper, he sparks a reaction from evil people determined to keep these secrets buried in the past. The results are two new murders and the disappearance of a teenage boy. The people of Orney react in fear and outrage, blaming Tony and the local newspaper, and putting the futures of both at risk.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith the help of a state investigator and a Hollywood actress, Tony charges ahead in the search for answers. The suspense escalates further when Tony's boss offers refuge to an ex-girlfriend fleeing a violent, abusive husband. As these intertwined stories unfold, the danger grows, violence erupts, and Tony finds himself staring into the barrel of a killer's gun.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJoin Tony and his loyal friends and colleagues, as they race to find the missing boy, recover a fortune in stolen cash, stop a murderer from killing again, and once again prevent dark secrets from hiding in the past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bookpress Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781947305496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joseph Levalley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42580605829301,"sku":"9781947305496","price":24.61,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_ff170703-51be-4cba-8d15-dcb0a47e6f2e.jpg?v=1672758776","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-sophocles-rule-9781947305496","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}