{"product_id":"flash-flood-9781945422515","title":"Flash Flood","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"A thriller with lots of southwestern atmosphere and a puzzler of a plot that's calculated to keep a reader guessing through the last chapter.\" -Thomas Perry, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChicago insurance investigator Dan Mahoney is sent to the prosperous Double Horseshoe Ranch in southern New Mexico to investigate the deaths of several prized--and well-insured--cattle. The stakes are high, and Dan hasn't counted on witnessing a murder or falling in love. But it's the flash flood that changes everything, sweeping away a vintage Cadillac and its occupants in a torrent of raging water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan stays on at the ranch to continue his investigation, but suddenly, dead people aren't really--and the list of suspects becomes completely convoluted in this mystery filled with twists and turns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for Susan Slater's \u003cem\u003eFlash Flood\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dan Mahoney is an appealingly resilient character, a welcome addition to the roster of sleuths that make the Southwest a hotbed of current mystery fiction.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eFlash Flood\u003c\/em\u003e is just what it sounds like--a fresh, surprising, adrenaline-rush whitewater ride. It's also funny. Susan Slater can flat-out write.\" --Don Winslow, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Cartel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There'll be much, much more, with whispers of everything from alien experiments to voodoo, before Slater closes out this lively, surprising case, first of a series.\"\u003cem\u003e - Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlater, Susan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Susan Slater is the author of the internationally bestselling Ben Pecos mystery series, in addition to her gripping Dan Mahoney series and her zany, sexy novel 0-60, which was optioned by Hollywood. She lived in New Mexico for 39 years, the location where she set her mysteries, before retiring to Florida to write full time.","brand":"Secret Staircase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52127637405970,"sku":"9781945422515","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_504b9ea6-e699-47fa-b6aa-c9c59fb3274e.jpg?v=1773740535","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/flash-flood-9781945422515","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}