{"product_id":"season-to-lie-9781250232052","title":"A Season to Lie: A Detective Gemma Monroe Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Small town Colorado police detective Gemma Monroe is a human and fallible heroine I can't wait to meet again, and Littlejohn's prose is lyrical and gripping.\"--Deborah Crombie\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Emily Littlejohn's follow-up to her acclaimed debut \u003ci\u003eInherit the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, a twisted killer stalks his prey in the dead of winter. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a cold dark night in February, as a blizzard shrieks through Cedar Valley, police officer and new mother Gemma Monroe responds to an anonymous report of a prowler at the local private high school, The Valley Academy. In her idyllic Colorado small town, Gemma expects the call was just a prank by a bored teenager. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut there in the snow lies the savaged body of a man whose presence in town was meant to be a secret. And a disturbing message left by his killer promises more death to come. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is only the beginning . . . \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNothing is as it seems in Cedar Valley and stories, both fact and fiction, ensnare Gemma as her investigation moves from the halls of an elite academy to the forests that surround Cedar Valley. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAgainst a backdrop of bleak winter weather, stymied by those who would lie to protect what is dearest to them, Gemma hunts a ruthless killer before he strikes again in \u003ci\u003eA Season to Lie\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEMILY LITTLEJOHN was born and raised in southern California and now lives in Colorado. If she's not writing, reading, or working at the local public library, she's enjoying the mountains with her husband and sweet old dog. She has a deep love of horror stories, butter pecan ice cream, and road trips. \u003ci\u003eA Season to Lie\u003c\/i\u003e is her second novel, following \u003ci\u003eInherit the Bones\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50333802660114,"sku":"9781250232052","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_df5d5284-e680-4516-93a8-679c38d99aea.jpg?v=1727877829","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/season-to-lie-9781250232052","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}