{"product_id":"a-gift-before-dying-9780593801000","title":"A Gift Before Dying","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Hypnotically good--instantly immersive, intense, and ultimately inspiring.\"--Lee Child, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of the Jack Reacher series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn a hauntingly atmospheric novel set against the unforgiving landscape of the Arctic Circle, a disgraced police investigator discovers that his path to redemption is paved with ice--and blood.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter a botched high-profile murder investigation, Corporal Elderick Cole is exiled to the remote, rugged landscape of Nunavut, a vast territory in the Arctic Circle known for its untamed beauty, frigid temperatures, and endless winter nights. With his family having severed all ties, Cole waits out the result of a civil lawsuit alone--the wrong verdict could end what's left of his flailing career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis bleak existence takes a sinister turn when he discovers the hanging body of Pitseolala, a troubled Inuit girl whom he had sworn to protect. Her death dredges up demons he thought he'd buried along with the scars of a fractured marriage and the aching divide between him and his estranged daughter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs Cole's life unravels--and with it, the fragile thread of his investigation, he turns to Pitseolala's younger brother, Maliktu, a fellow outsider. It's then that Cole uncovers what binds them--a singular mission to find her killer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst fierce backlash, Cole's overriding desire to redeem just one aspect of his otherwise failed life becomes an obsession--and he's willing to break every rule in his unyielding pursuit of justice and the smallest shred of redemption.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMalcolm Kempt \u003c\/b\u003eworked as a criminal lawyer in the remote Arctic for seventeen years before leaving to write full-time. He now lives on the island of Newfoundland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51890706743570,"sku":"9780593801000","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_38b5da28-f540-4d7e-a1cb-ffdc375cb639.jpg?v=1768316317","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-gift-before-dying-9780593801000","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}