{"product_id":"sticks-and-stones-paperback-1","title":"Sticks and Stones - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Hiebert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There's something mesmerizing about Hiebert's storytelling voice.\" --\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA case from the past sparks a nightmare for Detective Leah Teal in Michael Hiebert's masterful new novel of suspense.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fifteen years ago, a serial killer tagged by the media as the Stickman spread terror throughout Alabama and became Alvin detective Joe Fowler's obsession. After fifteen months and nine victims, Harry Stork was identified as the Stickman and Fowler shot him dead. The killings stopped. For a while. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Now, more bodies are turning up, each staked through the chest with a stick-figure drawing in the killer's signature style. Detective Leah Teal--Joe Fowler's daughter and Alvin's sole detective--receives a letter before each victim is found, just like her late father did. The only people who knew about the letters were the cops on the taskforce back then--and the killer himself. Did Joe shoot the wrong man, or was one of the detectives he handpicked involved all along? As a single mother, Leah tries to balance an increasingly disturbing case and a new relationship with caring for her children--bright, perceptive Abe, and teenaged Caroline, who's in the first flush of young love. But with each menacing communication, each gruesome discovery, Leah realizes just how personal, and how devastating, the truth may be.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Weaving lyrical prose and emotional richness into a taut, gripping mystery, Michael Hiebert creates a fascinating novel of life, love, and death in a small Southern town. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for the novels of Michael Hiebert\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDream with Little Angels\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hiebert's first novel courts comparison to the classic \u003cem\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird\u003c\/em\u003e, but the book manages to soar as a moving achievement in its own right. In Hiebert's hands, psychological insight and restrained lyricism combine to create a coming-of-age tale as devastating as it is indelible. --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/em\u003e(Starred Review) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Readers who enjoy literary fiction depicting small-town life in the tradition of Harper Lee's \u003cem\u003eTo Kill a Mockingbird \u003c\/em\u003emay want to try Hiebert's debut.\" --\u003cem\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Michael Hiebert's debut delivers . . . a breathless, will-they-get-there-in-time affair, with a heartbreaking resolution.\" --\u003cem\u003eMystery Scene\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eClose to the Broken Hearted \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Hiebert does a masterful job of building suspense.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A very good, sometimes emotional, mystery that will stay with you long after it's over.\" --\u003cem\u003eSuspense Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Thorn Among the Lilies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Engaging. . .Readers will keep guessing whodunit to the end.\" --\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Hiebert likes to write surprising stories that cross genres, and are often mysterious. He is a two-time winner of the prestigious Surrey International Writers' Conference Storyteller's Award and has been listed in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Mystery Stories\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Joyce Carol Oates. Michael lives in Canada with his family, a dog named Chloe, and enough books that it is no longer fun to move. Visit him at www.michaelhiebert.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com\/M.R.Hiebert, and on Twitter @Hiebert_M.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.2 x 5.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760342303008,"sku":"9781617737398","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/08427abd0135a98930c64e008c6614cc.webp?v=1780177729","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/sticks-and-stones-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}