{"product_id":"a-reluctant-saint-9781448306879","title":"A Reluctant Saint","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe killing of a greyhound breeder and rumors of election fraud during the mayoral race in small-town West Texas has Chief of Police Josie Gray searching for answers.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Fields's \u003c\/i\u003eexcellent seventh Josie Gray mystery . . . does a masterly job evoking the dry, dusty Lone Starm landscape\"- \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMayoral elections are looming in Artemis. One of the candidates, Mike Striker, wants to build a racetrack while the incumbent mayor, Simon O'Kane, is strongly opposed. The proposal has divided the town: will it provide jobs and money, or will it bring crime and does it profit from animal cruelty? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTensions rise as a greyhound breeder has a number of her dogs stolen - she vows vengeance, only to soon be found dead herself. Meanwhile, fears of election fraud circulate. Is there truth behind the rumors of election rigging? Who stands to gain the most from the racetrack being built? Are animal rights activists taking matters too far? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJosie Gray, Chief of Police in Artemis, must discover who is willing to kill for their cause before others in the town get caught in the crossfire - all while a gathering threat from Mexico City hovers over her.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Hawaii but spending most of her life in Indiana, \u003cb\u003eTricia Fields\u003c\/b\u003e now lives with her family in a log cabin on a small farm. Fields won the Tony Hillerman Prize for her first novel in the Josie Gray mystery series, \u003ci\u003eThe Territory\u003c\/i\u003e, which was also named a \u003ci\u003eSun-Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e Best Mystery Debut of the Year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ewww.triciafields.com\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50388656783634,"sku":"9781448306879","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a8a0138e-3745-4319-9da4-e84cbd83628c.jpg?v=1728905160","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-reluctant-saint-9781448306879","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}