{"product_id":"hooked-a-thriller-9781662532351","title":"Hooked: A Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this suspenseful thriller by Caitlin Rother, a journalist and cop fight a sexual attraction as they join forces to expose a layered scheme of dark and dangerous secrets.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen investigative reporter Katrina Chopin and surfing homicide detective Ken Goode lock eyes, there's an immediate attraction. Sparks fly as they bond over cocktails, sharing their common experiences of being orphans and losing loved ones to suicide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the next time they meet, it's from opposing sides of a high-profile case. Two biotech execs, whose company is developing a groundbreaking sexual enhancement drug, turn up dead in the wealthy seaside enclave of La Jolla Farms, where Goode can readily see that the forensic evidence doesn't add up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs they work their own angles, sometimes together and sometimes at odds, their growing attraction threatens to cost them their jobs--and their lives. As Katrina and Goode pursue answers behind these mysterious events, a secret stalker taunts Katrina with details of her tragic past, which takes her to the brink of death. But once the duo rips the mask away from this beautiful paradise, the corrupt underbelly behind all that glitters is revealed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRother, Caitlin:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Caitlin Rother, an award-winning investigative reporter for nineteen years, has published sixteen books, from crime novels to crime narrative nonfiction and memoir. Rother's journalistic work has been published by \u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe San Diego Union-Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Daily Beast\u003c\/i\u003e. Her more than 250 media appearances include \u003ci\u003e20\/20\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine Investigates\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCrime Watch Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, Australia's \u003ci\u003eWorld News\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous shows on Netflix, Investigation Discovery, Lifetime, HLN, and REELZ. A popular speaker, the author also works as a writing-research coach and consultant. For fun, she binges on limited series, sings and plays keyboards in a jazzy bluesy trio with her partner, and swims in the ocean. Rother holds a BS in psychology from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MS in journalism from Northwestern University. To learn more, please visit https: \/\/caitlinrother.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas \u0026 Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51967178178834,"sku":"9781662532351","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_548d1a45-1b33-42f2-b4c8-424291f3c6da.jpg?v=1768928566","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hooked-a-thriller-9781662532351","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}