{"product_id":"eyes-of-the-innocent-paperback","title":"Eyes of the Innocent - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrad Parks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the author of the award-winning\u003c\/i\u003e Faces of the Gone\u003ci\u003e, comes Brad Parks's \u003c\/i\u003eEyes of the Innocent, \u003ci\u003e another thrilling and thoroughly entertaining mystery!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarter Ross, investigative reporter for the Newark Eagle-Examiner, is reporting on the latest tragedy to befall Newark, New Jersey, a fast-moving house fire that kills two boys. With the help of the paper's newest intern, a bubbly blonde known as Sweet Thang, Carter finds the victims' mother, Akilah Harris, who spins a tale of woe about a mortgage rate reset that forced her to work two jobs and leave her boys home alone. Carter turns the story into a front page feature, but soon discovers Akilah isn't what she seems. When Newark councilman Windy Byers is reported missing, Carter must plunge into the murky world of urban house flipping and Jersey-style political corruption, aided by his usual mix of humor and street smarts.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrad Parks's\u003c\/b\u003e first novel, \u003ci\u003eFaces of the Gone\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Shamus Award and the Nero Award for Best American Mystery--he is the first author to win both honors for one book. A former reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e[Newark, N.J.]\u003ci\u003e Star-Ledger\u003c\/i\u003e, he is now a full-time author living in Virginia, where he is at work on the next Carter Ross adventure.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 17, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761040032032,"sku":"9781250002280","price":22.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/dda78c6b01b62d4e77232539f43a463c.webp?v=1780197936","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/eyes-of-the-innocent-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}