{"product_id":"dead-stop-9781503943384","title":"Dead Stop","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe search for a missing child leads a courageous railway cop down a twisted trail of murder.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's been five months since Special Agent Sydney Parnell survived a violent confrontation with a gang of brutal thugs, an encounter that left her physically and emotionally scarred. Deep down, Sydney fears she isn't ready for another investigation. But when a woman is murdered on the train tracks and a child goes missing, she knows she's the only one who can lead the hunt for the killer. While Denver police and the FBI chase down blind alleys, Sydney focuses on a single cryptic clue left behind at the crime scene--one that will send her down a path of greed, violence, and long-ago love.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith Denver beset by a series of monsoonlike thunderstorms that threaten to flood the city, Sydney and her K9 partner, Clyde, must wade through a murky trail of murder that stretches back thirty years--all to rescue a child...and catch a killer with a long memory and an insatiable appetite for destruction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNickless, Barbara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBarbara Nickless lives in Colorado, where she loves to snowshoe, hike, and drink single-malt Scotch--usually not at the same time. Her first novel, \u003ci\u003eBlood on the Tracks\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Daphne du Maurier Award of Excellence and the Colorado Book Award and was a Suspense Magazine Best of 2016 selection. Barbara is a member of Mystery Writers of America, Sisters in Crime, and International Thriller Writers. Her essays and short stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eWriter's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCriminal Element\u003c\/i\u003e, among other markets. Connect with her at www.barbaranickless.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas \u0026 Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676166717714,"sku":"9781503943384","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c11a519a-bfc4-4e19-b787-3b5284ba90d1.jpg?v=1761047601","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dead-stop-9781503943384","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}