{"product_id":"9781982127558","title":"The Dirty South : A Thriller","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Dirty South\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): John Connolly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Mr. Connolly’s slam-bang thriller is studded with memorable characters and boasts cliffhangers within cliffhangers.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Brilliant...Connolly is writing at the top of his game.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Book of Bones \u003c\/i\u003eand “one of the best thriller writers we have” (Harlan Coben, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) goes back to the very beginning of Private Investigator Charlie Parker’s astonishing career with his first terrifying case.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 1997, and someone is slaughtering young women in Burdon County, Arkansas.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut no one in the Dirty South wants to admit it.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn an Arkansas jail cell sits a former NYPD detective, stricken by grief. He is mourning the death of his wife and child, and searching in vain for their killer. Obsessed with avenging his lost family, his life is about to take a shocking turn.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWitness the dawning of a conscience.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWitness the birth of a hunter.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWitness the becoming of Charlie Parker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A most satisfying read for crime buffs.”\u003cbr\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eThe Dirty South, \u003c\/i\u003ewe find Connolly weaving together Southern Gothic with Irish Noir for another great supernatural thriller.\"\u003cbr\u003e*PRAISE FOR A BOOK OF BONES*\u003cbr\u003e\"A seamless, expansive, and chilling blend of police procedural and gothic horror tale . . . perfect for fireside reading on cold, rainy nights.\"\u003cbr\u003e“Complex, pulse-pounding...Connolly’s nuanced characterizations and facility at creating spooky atmospherics make it easy to suspend disbelief about the threat of cosmic horror from other dimensions.”\u003cbr\u003e\"There’s no denying this one is a hell of a tale: dark, haunting, and beautifully told . . . the book is required reading.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781982127558\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Atria\/Emily Bestler Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40973435175118,"sku":"9781982127558","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/O_c1d9dfcd-7ac6-4513-8152-6ed5b0027c55.jpg?v=1646606171","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781982127558","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}