{"product_id":"bitterfrost-9781448317974","title":"Bitterfrost","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe first in a brand-new crime thriller series from Edgar nominee and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Bryan Gruley. Feisty defence attorney Devyn Payne faces off against veteran detective Garth Klimmek as they work to solve a vicious double homicide in their small, icy town of Bitterfrost.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThirteen years ago, former ice hockey star Jimmy Baker quit the game after almost killing an opponent. Now, as the Zamboni driver for the amateur team in his hometown of Bitterfrost, Michigan, he's living his penance. Until the morning he awakens to the smell of blood . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJimmy soon finds himself arrested for a brutal double murder. The kicker? He has no memory of the night in question. And as the evidence racks up against him, Jimmy's case is skating on thin ice. Could he have committed such a gruesome crime? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs his defense attorney Devyn Payne and prosecuting detective Garth Klimmek race to uncover the truth, time is running out for Jimmy. Because all he can really be sure of is that he \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e capable of taking a life. The question is, in his blacked-out state, did he take two? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis gritty drama is the first in the Bitterfrost series, perfect for fans of Dennis Lehane!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGruley, Bryan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eBryan Gruley\u003c\/b\u003e is the Edgar-nominated author of six novels and one award-winning work of nonfiction. A lifelong journalist, he shared in \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's Pulitzer Prize for coverage of the September 11 terrorist attacks. He lives in northern lower Michigan with his wife, Pamela.","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661413548306,"sku":"9781448317974","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_45ffb2ef-ecbe-498f-a93c-ba8480826d66.jpg?v=1760442993","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/bitterfrost-9781448317974","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}