{"product_id":"impostor-syndrome-a-thriller-9781662522505","title":"Impostor Syndrome: A Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo fearless investigators unite to stop a media-savvy serial killer from carrying out a cataclysmic crime for all the world to see in a riveting thriller by a \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe FBI calls on former agent Jessica Blackwood to look at a puzzling crime. A wildlife officer has found the body of a popular YouTuber encased in an obelisk made of salt in a remote refuge. When the agency is tipped off to a second body, that of a TikTok star chained to the bottom of Nevada's Pyramid Lake--her hands clasped in prayer--Jessica recruits a trusted colleague of her own: Floridian underwater investigator Sloan McPherson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt appears to be the work of a ritualistic serial killer preying on influencers. That tracks when a third victim--a fantasy-game live streamer--barely survives a pipe bomb attack. But in navigating the social media world of instafame, manipulation, and deception, Jessica and Sloan know how illusory appearances can be. As the threats multiply across the country, they fear they're playing with something more extreme than they imagined: a killer's endgame that could be nothing less than apocalyptic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMayne, Andrew:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eAndrew Mayne is the Amazon Charts and \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Beneath the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlack Coral\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSea Storm\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSea Castle\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDark Dive\u003c\/i\u003e in his Underwater Investigation Unit series; \u003ci\u003eThe Final Equinox\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMastermind\u003c\/i\u003e in the Theo Cray and Jessica Blackwood series; \u003ci\u003eThe Naturalist\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLooking Glass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMurder Theory\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDark Pattern\u003c\/i\u003e in the Theo Cray series; \u003ci\u003eAngel Killer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eName of the Devil\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Edgar Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eBlack Fall\u003c\/i\u003e in his Jessica Blackwood series; and \u003ci\u003eMr. Whisper\u003c\/i\u003e in the Specialists series. He was the star of A\u0026amp;E's \u003ci\u003eDon't Trust Andrew Mayne\u003c\/i\u003e and swam with great white sharks using an underwater stealth suit he designed for the Shark Week special \u003ci\u003eAndrew Mayne: Ghost Diver\u003c\/i\u003e. He worked on creative applications for artificial intelligence and served as the science communicator for OpenAI, the creators of ChatGPT. He now serves as CEO of Interdimensional.ai. For more information, visit www.andrewmayne.com or find him @AndrewMayne.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas \u0026 Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661473972498,"sku":"9781662522505","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aee7ff56-70c9-4ea0-a468-fbc944cb96a6.jpg?v=1760445127","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/impostor-syndrome-a-thriller-9781662522505","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}