{"product_id":"the-pledge-9780316280457","title":"The Pledge","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this \"instantly cinematic and completely compelling\" thriller (Hank Phillippi Ryan), Detective Betty has only two weeks to take down her deadliest rival--this time for good. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The terrific adrenaline punch you'd expect for the grand finale of Kathleen Kent's Edgar-nominated trilogy.\" --Julia Heaberlin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThings are looking up for Detective Betty Rhyzyk. She's settled into a happy marriage and been promoted to Sergeant in the Dallas Police Department. But when a hostage stand-off puts her on the phone with legendary cartel leader The Knife, things take a turn. The Knife has heard a rival is making a play for the streets of Dallas--none other than Evangeline Roy. The matriarch of a ruthless cult, Evangeline also happens to hold a personal vendetta against Betty. So who better to draw Evangeline out of hiding? Betty's got two weeks to catch her. Or else. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Betty's young charge Mary Grace already missing--having left her seven-month-old baby behind in Betty's care--and the drug dealers of Dallas donning strange red wigs and delivering cryptic messages, Betty's in a race for answers. With the clock ticking down, it will take everything she's got to finally put an end to Evangeline's reign of terror, and to keep her beloved Dallas--and her own family--safe at last. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I read this book in a compulsive binge . . . Betty Rhyzyk won't soon be forgotten by crime readers.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Sarah Weinman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Riveting.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A police procedural like none you've ever read.\" --Hank Phillippi Ryan \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A thrilling last dance with the formidable Betty Rhyzyk.\" --Steph Cha​ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Detective Betty is one of my favorite queer characters in crime fiction. \u003ci\u003eThe Pledge\u003c\/i\u003e is fiery and propulsive.\"--Kristen Lepionka \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKathleen Kent\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Edgar Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eThe Dime\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Burn\u003c\/i\u003e as well as three bestselling historical novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Heretic's Daughter, The Traitor's Wife, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Outcasts\u003c\/i\u003e. Kent lives in Dallas, TX.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mulholland Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50382782595346,"sku":"9780316280457","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_679b7645-2d8d-4343-bccf-8569fb4e74bd.jpg?v=1728717512","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-pledge-9780316280457","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}