{"product_id":"girl-next-door-paperback","title":"Girl Next Door - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrad Parks\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrad Parks's smart-mouthed, quick-witted reporter returns in \u003ci\u003eThe Girl Next Door\u003c\/i\u003e--another action-packed entry in his award-winning series, written with an unforgettable mix of humor and suspense.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReading his own newspaper's obituaries, veteran reporter Carter Ross comes across that of a woman named Nancy Marino, who was the victim of a hit-and-run while she was on the job delivering copies of that very paper, the \u003ci\u003eEagle-Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e. Struck by the opportunity to write a heroic piece about an everyday woman killed too young, he heads to her wake to gather tributes and anecdotes. It's the last place Ross expects to find controversy--which is exactly what happens when one of Nancy's sisters convinces him that the accident might not have been accidental at all. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt turns out that the kind and generous Nancy may have made a few enemies, starting with her boss at the diner where she was a part-time waitress, and even including the publisher of the \u003ci\u003eEagle-Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e. Carter's investigation of this seemingly simple story soon has him in big trouble with his full-time editor and sometime girlfriend, Tina Thompson, not to mention the rest of his bosses at the paper, but he can't let it go--the story is just too good, and it keeps getting better. But will his nose for trouble finally take him too far?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBRAD PARKS is the only author to have won the Shamus, Nero and Lefty Awards, three of crime fiction's most prestigious prizes. A former reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e (Newark, N.J.) \u003ci\u003eStar-Ledger\u003c\/i\u003e, he is the author of the Carter Ross mysteries, starting with \u003ci\u003eFaces of the Gone\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Virginia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 08, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761046126880,"sku":"9781250013408","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d6271fc41a81cb4ba24a54c2fd11f105.webp?v=1780198117","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/girl-next-door-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}