{"product_id":"the-lonely-witness-9781643132600","title":"The Lonely Witness","description":"When a young woman with a sordid past witnesses a murder, she finds herself fascinated by the killer and decides to track him down herself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAmy was once a party girl, but she now lives a lonely life, helping the house-bound to receive communion in the Gravesend neighborhood of Brooklyn. She stops in at one of the apartments on her route, where Mrs. Epifanio, the elderly woman who lives there, says she hasn't seen her usual caretaker, Diane, in a few days. Supposedly, Diane has the flu--or so Diane's son Vincent said when he first dropped by and vanished into Mrs. E's bedroom to do no-one-knows-what. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Amy's brief interaction with Vincent in the apartment that day sets off warning bells, so she assures Mrs. E that she'll find out what's really going on with both him and his mother. She tails Vincent through Brooklyn, eventually following him and a mysterious man out of a local dive bar. At first, the men are only talking as they walk, but then, almost before Amy can register what has happened, Vincent is dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For reasons she can't quite understand, Amy finds herself captivated by both the crime she witnessed and the murderer himself. She doesn't call the cops to report what she's seen. Instead, she collects the murder weapon from the sidewalk and soon finds herself on the trail of a killer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Character-driven and evocative, \u003ci\u003eThe Lonely Witness \u003c\/i\u003ebrings Brooklyn to life in a way only a native can, and opens readers' eyes to the harsh realities of crime and punishment on the city streets.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Boyle \u003c\/b\u003eis from Brooklyn, New York. His novels include: \u003ci\u003eGravesend\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for the Grand Prix de Litt?rature Polici?re in France; \u003ci\u003eThe Lonely Witness\u003c\/i\u003e, which was nominated for the Hammett Prize and the Grand Prix de Litt?rature Polici?re; \u003ci\u003eA Friend Is a Gift You Give Yourself\u003c\/i\u003e, an Amazon Best Book of the Year; and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eCity of Margins\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eWashington Post \u003c\/i\u003eBest Thriller and Mystery Book of 2020. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pegasus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51259854258450,"sku":"9781643132600","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8ccfeb32-1795-447e-a63a-eb00f02f4622.jpg?v=1746629619","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lonely-witness-9781643132600","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}