{"product_id":"briarpatch-9780312290313","title":"Briarpatch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"America's best storyteller.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Edgar Award-winning author Ross Thomas comes \u003ci\u003eBriarpatch\u003c\/i\u003e, a thrilling mystery of one man's personal mission to find justice for his family. Now, the basis for the USA Network television series executive produced by Sam Esmail, creator of \u003ci\u003eMr. Robot, \u003c\/i\u003estarring Rosario Dawson.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA long-distance call from his small Texas hometown on his birthday gives Benjamin Dill the news that his sister Felicity--born on the same day exactly ten years apart--has died in a car bomb explosion. She was a homicide detective who had perhaps made one enemy too many over the course of her career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnwilling to let local law enforcement handle the investigation, Dill arrives in town that night to begin his dogged search for his sister's killer. What he finds is no surprise to him as he begins to unravel town secrets, because Benjamin Dill is never surprised at what awful things people will do. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFeaturing an Introduction by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Lawrence Block\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdgar Award Winner for Best Novel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eROSS THOMAS is the author of over twenty-five critically acclaimed novels. His debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Cold War Swap\u003c\/i\u003e, was written in under six weeks and won an Edgar Award for Best First Novel, and \u003ci\u003eBriarpatch \u003c\/i\u003ewon an Edgar Award for Best Novel. He's also written under the name Oliver Bleeck. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThomas died in 1995 at the age of 69 in Santa Monica, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Griffin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460115697938,"sku":"9780312290313","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ad62bb63-2769-4f35-ad51-d4d2ed32c1c5.jpg?v=1730028229","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/briarpatch-9780312290313","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}