{"product_id":"last-day-9781542016353","title":"Last Day","description":"\u003ch2\u003eLast Day by Luanne Rice\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom celebrated \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Luanne Rice comes a riveting story of a seaside community shaken by a violent crime and a tragic loss.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYears ago, Beth Lathrop and her sister Kate suffered what they thought would be the worst tragedy of their lives the night both the famous painting \u003ci\u003eMoonlight\u003c\/i\u003e and their mother were taken. The detective assigned to the case, Conor Reid, swore to protect the sisters from then on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeth moved on, throwing herself fully into the art world, running the family gallery, and raising a beautiful daughter with her husband Pete. Kate, instead, retreated into herself and took to the skies as a pilot, always on the run. When Beth is found strangled in her home, and \u003ci\u003eMoonlight\u003c\/i\u003e goes missing again, Detective Reid can't help but feel a sense of déjà vu.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReid immediately suspects Beth's husband, whose affair is a poorly kept secret. He has an airtight alibi--but he also has a motive, and the evidence seems to point to him. Kate and Reid, along with the sisters' closest childhood friends, struggle to make sense of Beth's death, but they only find more questions: Who else would have wanted Beth dead? What's the significance of \u003ci\u003eMoonlight\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTwenty years ago, Reid vowed to protect Beth and Kate--and he's failed. Now solving the case is turning into an obsession...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLuanne Rice is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of thirty-four novels that have been translated into twenty-four languages. In 2002, Connecticut College awarded Rice an honorary degree, and she also received an honorary doctorate from Saint Joseph College. In June 2014, she received the 2014 Connecticut Governor's Arts Award for excellence as a literary artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSeveral of Rice's novels have been adapted for television, including \u003ci\u003eCrazy in Love\u003c\/i\u003e, for TNT; \u003ci\u003eBlue Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, for CBS; \u003ci\u003eFollow the Stars Home\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSilver Bells\u003c\/i\u003e, for the Hallmark Hall of Fame; and \u003ci\u003eBeach Girls\u003c\/i\u003e, for Lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRice is a creative affiliate of the Safina Center, an organization that brings together scientists, artists, and writers to inspire a deeper connection with nature--especially the sea. Rice is an avid environmentalist and advocate for families affected by domestic violence. She lives on the Connecticut Shoreline.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas \u0026 Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681108267282,"sku":"9781542016353","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_76212519-4e9c-4c02-8326-c10a44834b27.jpg?v=1733949387","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/last-day-9781542016353","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}