{"product_id":"the-blackbird-papers-9780767920445","title":"The Blackbird Papers","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ancient Nine \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Clean 20\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA rainy night . . . A stranded motorist . . . A Good Samaritan passerby ... a Nobel Prize-winning professor . . . The setup for a shocking murder designed to cover up an even more sinister crime . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blackbird Papers\u003c\/i\u003e marks the debut of Ian Smith, a major new talent in crime fiction, and of Sterling Bledsoe, his smart and occasionally combative sleuth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorld-renowned Dartmouth professor Wilson Bledsoe is returning from a party celebrating his latest honor when he encounters a broken-down pickup on the secluded country road to his home. The next day, the discovery of his body with a vicious racist epithet carved into his chest leads to the quick arrest of two loathsome white supremacists. The local authorities seem ready to accept the case at face value as a racial hate crime. But the murdered professor's brother, FBI agent Sterling Bledsoe, has inserted himself into the investigation and isn't ready to buy into this pat solution. A look around his brother's lab and brief interviews with his students and colleagues pique Sterling's curiosity about Wilson's pet project: a nearly completed paper on the mysterious deaths of hundreds of local blackbirds. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFast-paced and cleverly constructed, \u003ci\u003eThe Blackbird Papers\u003c\/i\u003e introduces a major new voice in mystery and crime fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIan Smith, M.D., is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Ancient Nine, Blast the Sugar Out, SHRED, SUPER SHRED, The SHRED Power Cleanse\u003c\/i\u003e, and other top-selling titles. He has been an award-winning medical correspondent for NBC News and a contributor to the \u003ci\u003eToday\u003c\/i\u003e show. He is also a medical columnist for \u003ci\u003eMen's Health\u003c\/i\u003e magazine and a commentator for NPR's Tavis Smiley show and for the nationally syndicated TV talk show \u003ci\u003eThe View\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in New York City.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Crown Publishing Group (NY)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50845207560466,"sku":"9780767920445","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_739431ec-2dae-4579-aae2-2b1dce92506e.jpg?v=1737343993","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-blackbird-papers-9780767920445","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}