{"product_id":"these-toxic-things-a-thriller-9781542027496","title":"These Toxic Things: A Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA dead woman's cherished trinkets become pieces to a terrifying puzzle.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMickie Lambert creates \"digital scrapbooks\" for clients, ensuring that precious souvenirs aren't forgotten or lost. When her latest client, Nadia Denham, a curio shop owner, dies from an apparent suicide, Mickie honors the old woman's last wish and begins curating her peculiar objets d'art. A music box, a hair clip, a key chain--twelve mementos in all that must have meant so much to Nadia, who collected them on her flea market scavenges across the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut these tokens mean a lot to someone else, too. Mickie has been receiving threatening messages to leave Nadia's past alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's becoming a mystery Mickie is driven to solve. Who once owned these odd treasures? How did Nadia really come to possess them? Discovering the truth means crossing paths with a long-dormant serial killer and navigating the secrets of a sinister past. One that might, Mickie fears, be inescapably entwined with her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHowzell Hall, Rachel:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eRachel Howzell Hall is the author of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize- and Lefty Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eAnd Now She's Gone\u003c\/i\u003e; and the Anthony Award-, Lefty Award-, and International Thriller Writers Award-nominated \u003ci\u003eThey All Fall Down\u003c\/i\u003e. She also writes the acclaimed Detective Elouise Norton series, including \u003ci\u003eLand of Shadows\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSkies of Ash\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrail of Echoes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCity of Saviors\u003c\/i\u003e. Rachel is also the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Good Sister\u003c\/i\u003e with James Patterson, which was included in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eThe Family Lawyer\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Los Angeles. You can find her at www.rachelhowzell.com and on Twitter @RachelHowzell.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas \u0026 Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525517250834,"sku":"9781542027496","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_38528a21-bdb3-4e24-a452-e9e7f3356b61.jpg?v=1731224767","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/these-toxic-things-a-thriller-9781542027496","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}