{"product_id":"2940045154796","title":"Cold Call (Iris Thorne Mysteries Book 1)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCold Call is the first in the critically acclaimed Iris Thorne mystery series by Los Angeles Times bestseller Dianne Emley, now available for the first time as an e-book and trade paperback. Bonus: includes Chapter One of Slow Squeeze, the second Iris Thorne mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIris Thorne traded her job teaching the deaf for a career in Los Angeles’s glittering financial district, where the day starts on Wall Street time at 6:00 a.m., and—in the “greed is good” late 1980s—all of life’s questions have numbers for answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBig numbers. With her not-quite-paid-for Anne Klein suits and Triumph sports car, which leaks a little oil, Iris is a high-stakes success. Still, the only man at the office who knew the real Iris was Alley, the deaf and handicapped mailman. When Alley is killed, the police insist he was a victim of random gang violence. Iris doesn’t buy it—and Alley’s death has left her with a number of problems. The first is lanky, red-headed police detective John Somers… Iris’s first love, back in her life after twenty years. Then there’s Alley’s secret legacy—a safe deposit box filled with souvenirs and some well-worn items of sentimental value: 238,000 of them, in hundreds, bundled together with rubber bands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cops are looking for a killer. Some professional hard guys are looking for revenge. And, for a lost friend, Iris is looking for justice—a high-priced commodity in the L.A. marketplace, where life can be even cheaper than dreams. First in the Iris Thorne Mysteries series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Dianne Emley and the Iris Thorne Mysteries:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Robert B. Parker had Boston. Sara Paretsky Chicago, and now L.A. belongs to Dianne (Emley).” Nancy Pickard (award-winning author of The Scent of Rain and Lightning)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Clever… A very expert debut.” Los Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“One of the best author debuts in many moons… Clever writing, characters shining with individuality… impressive.” Cleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“An exciting find. Only one word for it: Wow!” The Observer (London)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Iris Thorne is here to stay.” Newsday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A fun and satisfying read.” West Coast Review of Books\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Iris Thorne looks like a winner… (Emley’s) prose takes readers on a fast ride with a carload of colorful characters.” St. Louis Post-Dispatch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Iris Thorne Mysteries\u003cbr\u003eCold Call\u003cbr\u003eSlow Squeeze\u003cbr\u003eFast Friends\u003cbr\u003eFoolproof\u003cbr\u003ePushover *\u003cbr\u003e* Out in 2012\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Detective Nan Vining Thrillers\u003cbr\u003eThe First Cut\u003cbr\u003eCut to the Quick\u003cbr\u003eThe Deepest Cut\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dianne Emley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47075226583280,"sku":"2940045154796","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045154796_p0.jpg?v=1763971788","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045154796","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}