{"product_id":"the-rain-9781453236710","title":"The Rain","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dead source draws a newspaperman into a murder investigation \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMayforth Kendrick III is an unlikely name for a small-time drug dealer. As the grandson of a millionaire and the son of a Broadway mogul, Kendrick was minted for success from birth. But a fondness for controlled substances cut his education short, forcing him to make a living pushing drugs on the theater glitterati with whom he once mingled. \u003ci\u003eNew York Star\u003c\/i\u003e reporter John Wells, who occasionally uses Kendrick as a source, may be his only friend. He is also one of the last to see him alive. He visits Kendrick's seedy Alphabet City apartment because the young man has pictures to sell showing a Senate candidate involved in unsavory extramarital activities. Never a muckraker, Wells passes on them. The next day Kendrick is murdered and the pictures are gone. Wells smells a scoop, if he can only find the killer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAndrew Klavan (b. 1954) is a highly successful author of thrillers and hard-boiled mysteries. Born in New York City, Klavan was raised on Long Island and attended college at the University of California at Berkeley. He published his first novel, \u003ci\u003eFace of the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1977, and continued writing mysteries throughout the eighties, finding critical recognition when \u003ci\u003eThe Rain\u003c\/i\u003e (1988) won an Edgar Award for best new paperback. Besides his crime fiction, Klavan has distinguished himself as an author of supernatural thrillers, most notably \u003ci\u003eDon't Say a Word\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), which was made into a film starring Michael Douglas. He has two ongoing series: Weiss and Bishop, a private-eye duo who made their debut in \u003ci\u003eDynamite Road \u003c\/i\u003e(2003), and the Homelanders, a young-adult series about teenagers who fight radical Islam. Besides his fiction, Klavan writes regular opinion pieces for the\u003ci\u003e New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003ethe\u003ci\u003e Wall Street Journal, \u003c\/i\u003e and other national publications. He lives in Southern California. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50415496397074,"sku":"9781453236710","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_312f972c-2e0d-48a3-b133-35a3970a5a04.jpg?v=1729403904","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-rain-9781453236710","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}