{"product_id":"the-mountain-king-9781668030820","title":"The Mountain King","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis atmospheric and sinister mystery will have you \"hooked from the very first page\" (Kyle Mills, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) as it follows a brilliant female detective investigating the darkest side of humanity. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDetective Leonore Asker seems to have the leading position at Malm?'s Major Crime Division within reach. But things go awry when, in the middle of a high profile kidnapping case, management relegates her to the so-called Department of Lost Souls--the unit for odd, cold cases banished to the basement of the police station. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite the humiliation, Asker is drawn into one of the more peculiar cases. Someone is secretly placing small ominous figures in a huge model train displays and one of the figures seems to represent the missing woman from the kidnapping case. As Asker's investigation leads her into the world of the abandoned and forgotten, she reaches out to her old friend and urban explorer Martin Hill. Together they discover that an unusual kind of evil lurks--at the heart of a mountain, deep down in the darkness. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Absorbing, deftly plotted, bone-chilling\" (Andrew Gross, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author), \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain King\u003c\/i\u003e will twist its way under your skin.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnders de la Motte, a former police officer, made his debut in 2010 with the award-winning thriller \u003ci\u003eGame\u003c\/i\u003e and has since then been one of Sweden's most beloved and popular crime writers. He is the author of several acclaimed and bestselling crime fiction series, among them the suspenseful Sk?ne Quartet. Published in 2022, \u003ci\u003eThe Mountain King\u003c\/i\u003e is the first bestselling installment in his new Leo Asker series.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50888699609362,"sku":"9781668030820","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d7bdb372-614e-4733-aaba-f7a0799ad0b6.jpg?v=1747814551","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mountain-king-9781668030820","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}