{"product_id":"blood-innocents-paperback","title":"Blood Innocents - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas H. Cook\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn Thomas H. Cook's Edgar Award-nominated first novel, a weary detective tracks a blood-crazed psychopath\u003c\/b\u003e Blood seeps into the gutters at the children's zoo in Central Park. Two deer have been slaughtered, one stabbed fifty-seven times and the other slashed across the neck. Normally it would be a case for the Parks Department, but these are no ordinary deer. The pride of the small menagerie, they were given to the zoo by a prominent socialite who cannot afford bloody headlines. The NYPD hands the case to Detective Reardon, star of the homicide squad. A recent widower at fifty-six, Reardon has seen too many human victims to care much about the two butchered animals. He resents being taken off other pressing cases for the sake of politics, but soon another killing snaps him to attention. Two women are found dead in their apartment, one stabbed fifty-seven times and the other with her throat cut. Surely this vicious parallel isn't a coincidence....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThomas H. Cook (b. 1947) is the author of nearly two dozen critically lauded crime novels. Born in Fort Payne, Alabama, Cook published his first novel, \u003ci\u003eBlood Innocents\u003c\/i\u003e, in 1980 while serving as the book review editor of \u003ci\u003eAtlanta \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. Two years later, on the release of his second novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Orchids\u003c\/i\u003e, he turned to writing full-time. Cook published steadily through the 1980s, penning such works as the Frank Clemons trilogy, a series of mysteries starring a jaded cop. He found breakout success with \u003ci\u003eThe Chatham School Affair\u003c\/i\u003e (1996), which won an Edgar Award for best novel. His work has been praised by critics for his attention to psychology and the lyrical nature of his prose. Besides mysteries, Cook has written two true-crime books, \u003ci\u003eEarly Graves \u003c\/i\u003e(1992) and the Edgar-nominated \u003ci\u003eBlood Echoes\u003c\/i\u003e (1993), as well as several literary novels, including \u003ci\u003eElena\u003c\/i\u003e (1986). He lives and works in New York City. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 225\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 18, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760729948448,"sku":"9781453234761","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ec779634c4bea53152ee8a8f59a4c8bc.webp?v=1780188224","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/blood-innocents-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}