{"product_id":"acts-of-mercy-9780345506146","title":"Acts of Mercy","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Mariah Stewart comes a novel of sexy romantic suspense for fans of Nora Roberts, Catherine Coulter, and Karen Robards.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFormer FBI agent Sam Delvecchio brings the keen skills of a profiler to his new position as a Mercy Street Foundation operative-and not a moment too soon. His first assignment, the cold-case murder of a local soup kitchen volunteer, has all the telltale signs of a serial killer's work. That grim suspicion is confirmed when FBI agent Fiona Summers shares the details of two other killings with eerie similarities to Sam's case: The bodies in all three cases have been carefully posed. And when a fourth victim is discovered, the two investigators realize they're pursuing the same twisted quarry. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Local parish priest Kevin Burch, Mercy Street founder Robert Magellan's cousin, recognizes the posings for what they are: The killer is staging the church' s seven Acts of Mercy (\"Feed the hungry, clothe the naked . . .\") with the bodies of his victims. But as Sam and Fiona race to prevent the final three murders, taunting messages from their target lead to the most chilling realization of all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMariah Stewart is the award-winning author of the Last series: \u003cb\u003eLast Look, Last Words, \u003c\/b\u003e and L\u003cb\u003east Breath;\u003c\/b\u003e the Truth series: \u003cb\u003eCold Truth, Hard Truth, Dark Truth, \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eFinal Truth; \u003c\/b\u003eand the Dead series: \u003cb\u003eDead Even, Dead Wrong, Dead Certain, \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eDead End\u003c\/b\u003e; as well as \u003cb\u003eForgotten, Until Dark, \u003c\/b\u003eand T\u003cb\u003ehe President's Daughter. \u003c\/b\u003eShe is the recipient of the Golden Leaf Award and the Award of Excellence presented by the Colorado Romance Writers, and has been a finalist for the Holt Medallion. Her books have been nominated for several awards from Romantic Times magazine, including Best Contemporary Romance and Best Contemporary Novel. Stewart is a native of Hightstown, New Jersey, and lives in Pennsylvania with her husband and their two daughters.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50872547737874,"sku":"9780345506146","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7368b537-b8de-4298-8dfa-69e00f17eabc.jpg?v=1737901635","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/acts-of-mercy-9780345506146","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}