{"product_id":"back-before-dark-9780310737643","title":"Back Before Dark","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eCode of Silence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Deliberate, plausible, and gritty whodunit.\" -\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e Starred Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eBack Before Dark\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003c\/strong\u003eThe climax? You will not have any fingernails left by the final page. -\u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaken!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA detour through the park leads Cooper, Gordy, Hiro, and Lunk straight into a trap, and Gordy is abducted!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe kidnapper, a brilliant high-school student with a bitter agenda, thinks it's all a big game, but evil has a way of escalating and consuming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDespite the best of police efforts, the hours tick by without a clue or a ransom call, leaving everyone to their own fears. Gordy is gone. Cooper descends deeper into a living nightmare, imagining the worst for his best friend and cousin. Hours stretch into days, and talks of a memorial service begin to surface. But Cooper still feels his cousin is alive and develops a reckless plan, changing all the rules. Now the one who set out to rescue his friend needs to be rescued himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTim Shoemaker is a speaker and author of eight books, including Dangerous Devotions for Guys; Smashed Tomatoes, Bottle Rockets, and Other Outdoor Devotionals; Mashed Potatoes, Paint Balls, and Other Indoor\/Outdoor Devotionals. He has three grown sons and has been happily married for over thirty-two years. Tim actively serves in his church and continues to volunteer with youth ministry. Visit www.TimShoemakerSmashedTomatoes.com to learn more.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Zonderkidz","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645383086354,"sku":"9780310737643","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fbc32af6-387e-440e-9840-92dcc9c74206.jpg?v=1733150809","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/back-before-dark-9780310737643","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}