{"product_id":"2940150984431","title":"Deadly Occupation: A Michael Stoddard American Revolution Mystery","description":"DEADLY OCCUPATION is Book 1 in the Michael Stoddard American Revolution Mystery series. If you like Diana Gabaldon, Bernard Cornwell, and Jim Butcher, then you'll love this fast-paced, tension-filled detective novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thick with intrigue and subplots to keep readers guessing.\" -- Caroline Clemmons, author of the \"Kincaids\" series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wayward wife, a weapons trafficker, and a woman with \"second sight\"--it's a puzzle that would have daunted any investigator. But Michael Stoddard wasn't just any investigator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLate January 1781, in coastal North Carolina, patriots flee before the approach of the Eighty-Second Regiment, leaving behind defenseless civilians to surrender the town of Wilmington to the Crown. The regiment's commander assigns Lieutenant Michael Stoddard the tasks of tracking down a missing woman and probing into the suspicious activities of an unusual church. But as soon as Michael starts sniffing around, he discovers that some of those not-so-defenseless civilians are desperately hiding a history of evil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Michael Stoddard] is not a stereotypical hero...He's a hard-working man in a difficult situation, someone I think most readers will be able to identify with and root for.\" -- Amber Foxx, author of the Mae Martin Mysteries series\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeap into adventure in the past. Buy DEADLY OCCUPATION to start reading Michael Stoddard's tales of murder, intrigue, and peril today!","brand":"Suzanne Adair","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47102327324912,"sku":"2940150984431","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940150984431_p0.jpg?v=1764008831","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940150984431","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}