{"product_id":"calico-9781448310135","title":"Calico","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Lee Goldberg, comes an explosive, page-turning investigative thriller - with a mind-blowing twist.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's a saying in Barstow, California, a decaying city in the scorching Mojave desert . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Interstate here only goes in one direction: Away\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut it's the only place where ex-LAPD detective Beth McDade, after a staggering fall from grace, could get another badge . . . and a shot at redemption. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOver a century ago, and just a few miles further into the bleak landscape, a desperate stranger ended up in Calico, a struggling mining town, also hoping for a second chance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis fate, all those years ago, and hers today are linked when Beth investigates an old skeleton dug up in a shallow, sandy grave . . . and also tries to identify a vagrant run-over by a distracted motorhome driver during a lightning storm. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEvery disturbing clue she finds, every shocking discovery she makes, force Beth to confront her own troubled past . . . and a past that's not her own . . . until it all smashes together in a revelation that could change the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLee Goldberg\u003c\/b\u003e is a two-time Edgar Award and two-time Shamus Award nominee and the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than thirty novels, including \u003ci\u003eLost Hills\u003c\/i\u003e, the Ian Ludlow trilogy, fifteen Monk mysteries, and five internationally bestselling Fox \u0026amp; O'Hare books co-written with Janet Evanovich. He has also written and\/or produced many TV shows, including \u003ci\u003eDiagnosis Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeaQuest\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMonk\u003c\/i\u003e, and is the co-creator of the hit Hallmark movie series \u003ci\u003eMystery 101\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591424446738,"sku":"9781448310135","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_51a58634-3c48-43a2-bd33-14dbdd759079.jpg?v=1737079702","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/calico-9781448310135","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}