{"product_id":"american-by-day-9781328585080","title":"American by Day","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eA gripping and timely novel that follows Sigrid--the dry-witted detective from Derek B. Miller's best-selling debut\u003cem\u003e Norwegian by Night\u003c\/em\u003e--from Oslo to the United States on a quest to find her missing brother.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eShe knew it was a weird place. She'd heard the stories, seen the movies, read the books. But now police Chief Inspector Sigrid  degård has to leave her native Norway and actually go there; to that land across the Atlantic where her missing brother is implicated in the mysterious death of a prominent African American academic--America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSigrid is plunged into a United States where race and identity, politics and promise, reverberate in every aspect of daily life. Working with--or, if necessary, against--the police, she must negotiate the local political minefields and navigate the backwoods of the Adirondacks to uncover the truth before events escalate further.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRefreshingly funny, slyly perceptive, \u003cem\u003eAmerican by Day\u003c\/em\u003e is \"a superb novel on all levels\" (\u003cem\u003eTimes\u003c\/em\u003e, UK).\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ingenious. Humorous. Wonderful.\"--Lee Child\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDEREK B. MILLER has worked on international peace and security for think tanks, diplomatic missions, and the United Nations. He is the Dagger Award-winning author of two novels, \u003ci\u003eNorwegian by Night\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Girl in Green.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50644541866258,"sku":"9781328585080","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7ed5e7df-9163-407b-b216-e8eeda9ecc37.jpg?v=1733114026","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/american-by-day-9781328585080","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}