{"product_id":"the-hiding-place-a-mercy-carr-mystery-9781250452610","title":"The Hiding Place: A Mercy Carr Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMercy and Elvis are back in \u003ci\u003eThe Hiding Place, \u003c\/i\u003ethe most enthralling entry yet in \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling Paula Munier's award-winning Mercy Carr mystery series. When the man who killed her grandfather breaks out of prison and comes after her grandmother, Mercy must unearth the long-buried scandals that threaten to tear her family apart. And she may have to do it without her beloved canine partner Elvis, if his former handler has his way....\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome people take their secrets with them to the grave. Others leave them behind on their deathbeds, riddles for the survivors to solve.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen her late grandfather's dying deputy calls Mercy to his side, she and Elvis inherit the cold case that haunted him--and may have killed him. But finding Beth Kilgore 20 years after she disappeared is more than a lost cause. It's a Pandora's box releasing a rain of evil on the very people Mercy and Elvis hold most dear. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe timing couldn't be worse when the man who murdered her grandfather escapes from prison and a fellow Army vet turns up claiming that Elvis is his dog, not hers. With her grandmother Patience gone missing, and Elvis's future uncertain, Mercy faces the prospect of losing her most treasured allies, the only ones she believes truly love and understand her. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eShe needs help, and that means forgiving Vermont Game Warden Troy Warner long enough to enlist his aid. With time running out for Patience, Mercy and Elvis must team up with Troy and his search-and-rescue dog Susie Bear to unravel the secrets of the past and save her grandmother--before it's too late. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOnce again, Paula Munier crafts a terrific mystery thriller filled with intrigue, action, resilient characters, the mountains of Vermont, and two amazing dogs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMunier, Paula:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003ePAULA MUNIER\u003c\/b\u003e is the USA TODAY bestselling author of the Mercy Carr mysteries. \u003ci\u003eA Borrowing of Bones\u003c\/i\u003e, the first in the series, was nominated for the Mary Higgins Clark Award and named the Dogwise Book of the Year. \u003ci\u003eBlind Search\u003c\/i\u003e also won a Dogwise Award. \u003ci\u003eThe Hiding Place\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Wedding Plot\u003c\/i\u003e both appeared on several \"Best Of\" lists. HOME AT NIGHT, the fifth book in the series, was inspired by her volunteer work as a Natural Resources Steward of New Hampshire. Along with her love of nature, Paula credits the hero dogs of Mission K9 Rescue, her own rescue dogs, and a deep affection for New England as her series' major influences. A literary agent by day, she's also written three popular books on writing: \u003ci\u003ePlot Perfect, The Writer's Guide to Beginnings, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWriting with Quiet Hands\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eHappier Every Day\u003c\/i\u003e and the memoir \u003ci\u003eFixing Freddie: The True Story of a Boy, a Mom, and a Very, Very Bad Beagle\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in New England with her family and Bear the Newfoundland-retriever rescue, Bliss the Great Pyrenees-Australian cattle dog rescue, pandemic puppy Blondie, a Malinois rescue (much like Elvis in her books), and Ursula The Cat, a rescue torbie tabby who does not think much of the dogs.","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51661281591570,"sku":"9781250452610","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f6972130-763e-417e-8ff0-19f8bb4a9e43.jpg?v=1765357419","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-hiding-place-a-mercy-carr-mystery-9781250452610","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}