{"product_id":"rough-cut-9781448315635","title":"Rough Cut","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eChef and FBI secret informant Sag Pfister is propelled into the glamorous life of the rich but soon finds herself in a disturbing and toxic web of deceit in this intricately plotted thriller!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChef and reluctant FBI informant Sagarine Pfister has a new assignment: Infiltrate one of Chicago's wealthiest families and uncover what billionaire diamond kingpin Richard Nottingham is planning behind closed doors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe FBI knows Nottingham is a long-dormant Russian sleeper agent who's just been activated, and now it seems he's planning something lethal--but for whom, and on what scale? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite a series of bloody clues left around the city by someone who may be on their side, the FBI is clueless. Sag needs to blend in and expose Nottingham's plan before it goes into motion, and before she gets caught. Because if he even suspects who she really is, he has the power to erase her--without a trace. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eJanet Evanovich\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e and \"audiences who wish the TV series \u003ci\u003eThe Bear\u003c\/i\u003e could make room for Russian mobsters\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA witty, tense rollercoaster of a ride!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChurch, Wendy:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eWendy Church\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is the author of the Shadows of Chicago Mysteries. \u003ci\u003eKnife Skills\u003c\/i\u003e, the first in the series, received a Starred Review from \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e. Her debut novel, and the first in her Jesse O'Hara series, \u003ci\u003eMurder on the Spanish Seas\u003c\/i\u003e, was named by \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e as a Top 10 Debut Mystery \u0026amp; Thriller of 2023. \u003ci\u003eFive Things I See\u003c\/i\u003e is the first installment in her brand new Detective Grace Hartwell thriller series. She lives in Seattle, Washington with her partner and several animals.","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51986424594706,"sku":"9781448315635","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_970037c4-191f-48c5-bb03-61c44716b195.jpg?v=1769591749","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/rough-cut-9781448315635","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}