{"product_id":"2940044267909","title":"DI Matt Barnes 1: A Reason To Kill","description":"\u003cp\u003eDetective Inspector Matt Barnes is a cop dedicated to his job at the expense of all else. He and his team are protecting the star witness in the upcoming trial of gangland boss, Frank Santini.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll aspects of Matt’s life are altered forever when Santini hires a contract killer, Gary Noon, to hit the safe house. Only Matt survives the onslaught of an inventive and sadistic killer, but is left seriously wounded.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe subsequent search for Noon is both a personal and professional challenge, during which Matt is aided by Criminal Psychologist Dr. Beth Holder, who is brought in to build a profile on Noon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man they seek comes to consider Matt a threat to his continued wellbeing, and determines to eliminate him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Matt and Beth’s relationship flourishes, more people die at Noon’s hand, and events conspire to bring the cop and killer ever closer to a deadly showdown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith an unknown enemy within New Scotland Yard, Santini’s goons hunting for him, and a second imported hitman also on his trail, Matt knows that the odds against him surviving by outmanoeuvring the various factions are at best slim.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoon is the personification of evil; a psychopath using violence and cruelty to feed his sadistic needs. He considers himself a hunter: his fellow man, and especially Matt Barnes, the prey.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Head Nook Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47121887461616,"sku":"2940044267909","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940044267909_p0.jpg?v=1763661748","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940044267909","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}