{"product_id":"disturbing-the-bones-9781685891459","title":"Disturbing the Bones","description":"\u003cb\u003eA propulsive debut political thriller set in the aftermath of a global nuclear weapons crisis--from the acclaimed filmmaker of \u003ci\u003eThe Fugitive\u003c\/i\u003e and an award-winning journalist . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A knife-edged investigation that morphs into a political thriller about a world on the brink. An ingenious page turner.\" --Michael Mann \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA plot to disrupt a global peace summit in Chicago collides with a civil rights case breakthrough at a mysterious archaeological site . . . \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChicago detective Randall Jenkins has not been back home to the historic Civil Rights hotspot of Cairo, Illinois since the disappearance of his mother, a well-known journalist, several decades ago. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat all changes the day Dr. Molly Moore, an ambitious young archaeologist in the national spotlight for her groundbreaking high-tech discoveries, uncovers a set of strange bones at a huge 12,000-year-old site at a highway construction project. With retired military general and contractor William Alexander breathing down her neck to cover up the dig, Molly and Randall soon find themselves in the middle of a wild military conspiracy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe detective and archaeologist's entwined family mysteries suddenly thrust them into the central position as the only people who can ensure the safety of the ongoing Chicago global peace summit. They must take on the rogue general who views any disarmament agreement as a clear and present danger to the United States. The fate of global peace and the lives of Molly and Randall hang in the balance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Davis, raised on the southside of Chicago, is the acclaimed director and screenwriter of numerous films, including \u003ci\u003eHoles\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnder Siege\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCode of Silence\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Perfect Murder\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e, and whose landmark film, \u003ci\u003eThe Fugitive\u003c\/i\u003e, chosen in 2020 by \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e readers as the ultimate summer film, was nominated for seven Academy awards including Best Picture. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJeff Biggers is the American Book Award-winning author of many works of investigative journalism, history and theatre, including \u003ci\u003eReckoning at Eagle Creek, \u003c\/i\u003ewinner of the Delta Prize for Literature and the Brower Award for Environmental Reporting, and the recent\u003ci\u003e In Sardinia.\u003c\/i\u003e His work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, The Guardian, \u003c\/i\u003eand on NPR.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Melville House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50878365991186,"sku":"9781685891459","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_709cf7f4-60b3-4ab6-a508-72e7d6d97ca3.jpg?v=1738296295","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/disturbing-the-bones-9781685891459","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}