{"product_id":"a-death-in-eden-9780525557555","title":"A Death in Eden","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Keith McCafferty is a top-notch, first-rate, can't-miss novelist.\"\u003cbr\u003e--C.J. Box, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen scarecrows appear in the cliffs above Montana's famous Smith River and a little girl reports being chased by one in the night, state investigator Harold Little Feather is brought in to find the culprit. Are the menacing effigies related to a copper-mining project that threatens the purity of the Smith? That's Harold's initial suspicion, but his investigation takes an ominous turn when a decapitated body is found in the river. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As Harold's search leads him back in time through the canyon's history, Sean Stranahan launches his raft upriver. He has been hired to guide a floating party that includes Clint McCaine, the manager of the mine project; Bart Trueblood, the president of \"Save The Smith,\" a grassroots organization devoted to stopping the project; and the documentarian filming their arguments. McCaine and Trueblood grew up on the Smith on neighboring ranches, and as they travel downstream, it's revealed that the two share a past that runs much deeper and darker than their opposing viewpoints. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The currents of the seemingly unrelated trips will soon flow together, and Stranahan's long-time love Sheriff Martha Ettinger will enter the fray as the boats hurtle toward a date with danger at a place called Table Rock. \u003ci\u003eA Death in Eden\u003c\/i\u003e is the seventh novel in the acclaimed Sean Stranahan mystery series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKeith McCafferty\u003c\/b\u003e is the survival and outdoor skills editor of \u003ci\u003eField \u0026amp; Stream\u003c\/i\u003e, and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Royal Wulff Murders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Gray Ghost Murders\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDead Man's Fancy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrazy Mountain Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 2016 Spur Award for Best Western Contemporary Novel, \u003ci\u003eBuffalo Jump Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCold Hearted River\u003c\/i\u003e. Winner of the Traver Award for angling literature, he is a two-time National Magazine awards finalist. He lives with his wife in Bozeman, Montana.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50648853578002,"sku":"9780525557555","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0ce7f33c-2d94-4eca-ae78-a51bd97e3f8b.jpg?v=1733250897","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-death-in-eden-9780525557555","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}