{"product_id":"the-burn-9780316450577","title":"The Burn","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this \"deeply satisfying\" thriller, Detective Betty Rhyzyk is up against a string of mysterious assassinations, an increasingly reckless partner, and her worst fear\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003edesk duty\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewhen she decides to go rogue . . . heading straight into the dark underworld of Dallas's most dangerous drug cartel (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e2021 Edgar Award Nominee - G.P. Putnam's Sons Sue Grafton Memorial Award\u003c\/b\u003e Not much can make Detective Betty Rhyzyk flinch. But when forced into therapy, a desk assignment, and domestic bliss following a terrifying run-in with an apocalyptic cult, she's having trouble readjusting to life as it once was. At home, she struggles to connect with her loving wife, Jackie. At work, someone has been assassinating confidential informants. To make matters worse, Betty's partner seems to be increasingly dependent on the painkillers he was prescribed for injuries he sustained narrowly rescuing her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBetty's at the point of breaking when she decides to go rogue, on a chase that will lead her to the dark heart of a drug cartel terrorizing Dallas, and straight to the crooked cops who plan to profit from it all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A labyrinth of a police procedural punctuated by non-stop action . . . Gripping.\" --\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen Kent\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Edgar Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDime\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as three bestselling historical novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Heretic's Daughter, The\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTraitor's\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWife\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Outcasts\u003c\/i\u003e. Kent lives in Dallas, TX.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mulholland Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50440609169682,"sku":"9780316450577","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_99f17501-6ea7-4e3c-903b-a123c4cd75bf.jpg?v=1729661551","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-burn-9780316450577","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}