{"product_id":"cat-mouse-a-parker-city-mystery-9798898202118","title":"Cat \u0026 Mouse: A Parker City Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty years ago, Elizabeth Blakely was the target of a relentless stalker-someone who sent threatening letters, invaded her life, and left her living in fear. The case made headlines. The threats were chilling. And then...it all stopped. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, in the summer of 1985, Elizabeth's past has come roaring back. A new letter appears-eerily familiar and signed just like the ones before. Then her husband is stabbed in their home. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParker City Police Detectives Ben Winters and Tommy Mason are handed the case and quickly find themselves trapped in a decades-old maze of obsession, secrets, and psychological scars. As they peel back the layers of the original investigation, they begin to suspect the truth was never what it seemed-and the stalker may have never left. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith pressure mounting, the detectives must solve a mystery rooted in the past to prevent another tragedy in the present. But what they uncover will challenge everything they thought they knew about guilt, innocence, and what it means to be a victim. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKiska, Justin M.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Justin is a theatre producer, director, and mystery writer. More often than not, he can usually be found sitting in his library devising new and clever ways to kill people (for his mysteries). One of the former owners of The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre outside of Washington, DC, during his time as the company's President \u0026amp; Managing Director, he produced over one hundred productions. In addition to writing the Parker City Mysteries Series, which includes Now \u0026amp; Then (Finalist for the 2022 Silver Falchion Award for Best Investigator), Vice \u0026amp; Virtue, Fact \u0026amp; Fiction (Killer Nashville Top Pick and Finalist for the Chanticleer CLUE Award), Black \u0026amp; White (Finalist for the 2025 Silver Falchion Award for Best Investigator), and Cops \u0026amp; Robbers, he is also the mastermind behind Marquee Mysteries, a series of interactive mystery events he has been writing and producing for nearly twenty years. Justin and his wife, Jessica, live along Lake Linganore outside of Frederick, Maryland, with their pups Brownie and Cocoa.","brand":"Level Best Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52174533067026,"sku":"9798898202118","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e2fe40c4-1db7-4179-aa52-0abd96a2b2c1.jpg?v=1775558631","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/cat-mouse-a-parker-city-mystery-9798898202118","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}