{"product_id":"2940011310676","title":"Scorpio Rising","description":"\u003cp\u003eScorpio Rising (New Age noir)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the space of one hour, three strangers die violent deaths. A hit-and-run vehicle kills a dot-com millionaire jogging in San Francisco. A car bomb obliterates the team leader of a government counter-terrorism project in Los Alamos, New Mexico. An assailant ambushes a New York heiress walking home from Broadway and forces her own pepper spray down her throat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn all three cases, investigators reach an immediate impasse. Each victim leaves an estate of millions, but their beneficiaries all have perfect out-of-town alibis. Theories swirl around the victims like flies on a corpse – a contract killing for financial gain, a lover’s quarrel spiraled out of control, a domestic al-Qaeda strike...? The police are stymied and the FBI is worried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAxel Crowe, criminal psychologist, is summoned to New York by the brother of the woman who was murdered. Crowe is a man with an obscure past but a brilliant reputation. Occasionally he consults as a profiler for the police. More commonly, he is a finder of wayward people and stolen possessions. Despite initial stonewalling from the NYPD, Crowe profiles the killer in his own unique way – using astrology, palmistry and other unconventional techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis investigation follows a tangled trail of illicit relationships – from one suspect to another and, eventually, yet another. Ultimately, he learns that all three victims were killed in the space of one hour. But is it coincidence or conspiracy?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFacts are gross, but the truth is subtle, Crowe’s guru used to tell him. And although the truth lies buried in the past, Crowe is relentless until he uncovers it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alan Annand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47147410391280,"sku":"2940011310676","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940011310676_p0.jpg?v=1763942770","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940011310676","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}