{"product_id":"twenty-years-later-9781496742711","title":"Twenty Years Later","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFans of \u003c\/em\u003eVerity \u003cem\u003eby Colleen Hoover won't want to miss this thrilling new suspense novel from the #1 internationally bestselling author of \u003c\/em\u003eThe Girl Who Was Taken\u003cem\u003e! Hiding her own dark past in plain sight, a TV reporter is determined to uncover the truth behind a gruesome murder decades after the investigation was abandoned. But TWENTY YEARS LATER, to understand the present, you need to listen to the past...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvery Mason, host of American Events, knows the subjects that grab a TV audience's attention. Her latest story-a murder mystery laced with kinky sex, tragedy, and betrayal-is guaranteed to be ratings gold. New DNA technology has allowed the New York medical examiner's office to make its first successful identification of a 9\/11 victim in years. The twist: the victim, Victoria Ford, had been accused of the gruesome murder of her married lover. In a chilling last phone call to her sister, Victoria begged her to prove her innocence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEmma Kind has waited twenty years to put her sister to rest, but closure won't be complete until she can clear Victoria's name. Alone she's had no luck, but she's convinced that Avery's connections and fame will help. Avery, hoping to negotiate a more lucrative network contract, goes into investigative overdrive. Victoria had been having an affair with a successful novelist, found hanging from the balcony of his Catskills mansion. The rope, the bedroom, and the entire crime scene was covered in Victoria's DNA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut the twisted puzzle of Victoria's private life is just the beginning. And what Avery doesn't realize is that there are other players in the game who are interested in Avery's own secret past-one she has kept hidden from both the network executives and her television audience. A secret she thought was dead and buried . . . \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccused of a brutal murder, Victoria Ford made a final chilling call from the North Tower on the morning of 9\/11. Twenty years ago, no one listened. Today, \u003cem\u003eyou\u003c\/em\u003e will.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharlie Donlea\u003c\/b\u003e is the critically acclaimed, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today, \u003c\/i\u003e Indiebound and #1 internationally bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSummit Lake, The Girl Who Was Taken, Don't Believe It, Some Choose Darkness, The Suicide House\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTwenty Years Later.\u003c\/i\u003e Published in nearly 30 countries and translated into more than a dozen languages, Donlea has been praised for his \"soaring pace, teasing plot twists\" (\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e) and talent for writing an ending that \"makes your jaw drop\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e). He was born and raised in Chicago, where he continues to live with his wife and two children. Visit him online at CharlieDonlea.com.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Kensington Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50579781648658,"sku":"9781496742711","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_34e75689-0275-4a6d-b7d7-392d1a1fe958.jpg?v=1732005279","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/twenty-years-later-9781496742711","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}