{"product_id":"lie-in-wait-9780062424778","title":"Lie in Wait","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Silent Girls comes another unforgettable thriller set in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, featuring Detective Sonja Test\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven in a quiet Vermont town, unspeakable acts of the past can destroy the peace of the present.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the remote pastoral hamlet of Canaan, Vermont, a high-profile legal case shatters the town's sense of peace and community. Anger simmers. Fear and prejudice awaken. Old friends turn on each other. Violence threatens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when a young teenage girl is savagely murdered while babysitting at the house of the lead attorney in the case, Detective Sonja Test believes the girl's murder and the divisive case must be linked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHowever, as the young detective digs deeper into her first murder case, she discovers sordid acts hidden for decades, and learns that behind the town's idyllic fa ade of pristine snow lurks a capacity in some for great darkness and the betrayal of innocents. And Sonja Test, a mother of two, will do anything to protect the innocent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gripping, topical, and wrenching--everything you want in a top-flight mystery.\"--Meg Gardiner, Edgar(R) Award-winning Author \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRickstad, Eric:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eEric Rickstad is the \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e, and international bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Silent Girls\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLie in Wait\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eReap\u003c\/em\u003e, novels heralded as intelligent and profound, dark, disturbing, and heartbreaking. He lives in his home state of Vermont with his wife, daughter, and son. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Witness","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543376859410,"sku":"9780062424778","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_e63a8f88-c2b3-489c-9b4e-14eb336e9696.jpg?v=1731508026","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lie-in-wait-9780062424778","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}