{"product_id":"at-first-light-9781542026413","title":"At First Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRitual murder. Archaic clues. A visionary killer. In this heart-stopping novel by the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and Amazon Charts bestselling author of the Sydney Rose Parnell series, words can kill.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the muddy banks of the Calumet River, a body has been found posed next to a series of mysterious glyphs and bearing wounds from a ritualistic slaying. Chicago detective Addie Bisset knows only one man who can decipher the message left by the killer: her friend Dr. Evan Wilding. A brilliant forensic semiotician, Evan decodes the etchings as Viking Age runes. They suggest either human sacrifice or righteous punishment. But to what god? And for what sins?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly one thing is clear from the disturbing runic riddles: there are more victims to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Evan races to determine the identity of the Viking Poet, he and Addie uncover the killer's most terrifying secret yet: the motive. This startling discovery puts Evan's life in mortal danger, and verse by ancient verse, time is running out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNickless, Barbara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBarbara Nickless is the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and Amazon Charts bestselling author of the Sydney Rose Parnell series, which includes \u003ci\u003eBlood on the Tracks\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eSuspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e Best of 2016 selection and winner of the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence; \u003ci\u003eDead Stop\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eAmbush\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eGone to Darkness\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eBlood on the Tracks\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDead Stop\u003c\/i\u003e won the Colorado Book Award, and \u003ci\u003eDead Stop\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence. Her essays and short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eWriter's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCriminal Element\u003c\/i\u003e, among other markets. She lives in Colorado, where she loves to cave, snowshoe, hike, and drink single malt Scotch--usually not at the same time. Connect with her at www.barbaranickless.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas \u0026 Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50554063913234,"sku":"9781542026413","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_314536a4-1b6d-49a9-b5dc-539f193b6bac.jpg?v=1731706290","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/at-first-light-9781542026413","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}