{"product_id":"a-thorn-among-the-lilies-9781617737374","title":"A Thorn Among the Lilies","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Michael Hiebert's haunting and powerful novel, a long-ago tragedy echoes through small-town Alabama as one woman tries to track down a serial killer. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Leah Teal is privy to most of the secrets in her hometown of Alvin, but there are always surprises to be had. Like the day she agrees to take her daughter, Caroline, to see a psychic for a reading. The psychic hones in on Leah instead, hinting at a string of gruesome killings and insisting that she intervene to prevent more deaths. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen you go looking for trouble, you never know how much you'll find. Sure enough, the psychic's scant clues lead Leah to a cold case from six years ago, when a young woman was found shot to death, her eyelids sewn shut. As Leah digs deeper into old files, a second unsolved case surfaces with the same grisly pattern. While her shrewd young son, Abe, observes from the sidelines, Leah races to prevent another horrific murder, unaware of just how deep the roots of evil can go.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaut, suspenseful, and rich in Southern atmosphere, \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eA\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThorn Among the Lilies\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis a mesmerizing novel of loss and vengeance, and the lengths some will go to out of loyalty and love.\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMichael Hiebert likes to write surprising stories that cross genres, and are often mysterious. He is a two-time winner of the prestigious Surrey International Writers' Conference Storyteller's Award and has been listed in \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eedited by Joyce Carol Oates. Michael lives in Canada with his family, a dog named Chloe, and enough books that it is no longer fun to move. Visit him at www.michaelhiebert.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com\/M.R.Hiebert, and on Twitter @Hiebert_M.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kensington Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50421781135634,"sku":"9781617737374","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_56c7435a-9221-4ce3-8959-a40f75abc074.jpg?v=1729513420","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-thorn-among-the-lilies-9781617737374","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}