{"product_id":"2940154656709","title":"A Parcel of Rogues","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Parcel of Rogues is book thirteen in the Amazon #1 (private detective chart) Sam Smith Mystery Series. Each book in the series contains a complete story and can be read as a stand-alone. Print length, 236 pages. Also contains two bonus chapters, Ann's War: Betrayal, book one in the Ann's War Mystery Series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Parcel of Rogues\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Ball was a middle-aged businessman with problems, and those problems compelled him to run away from Nicola, his devoted wife of twenty years. The last thing John needed was to become embroiled in a murder inquiry, but with a gunman on the loose in the city parks, John's temporary home, the heat was on in more ways than one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn required a safe house, a place where he could cool his heels and wrestle with his personal demons. He also required a bodyguard. Fortunately, my friend Mac was available to supply the safe house and the hired muscle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, I went on the murderer's trail. Along the way, I encountered Cora Joseph, an ambitious detective sergeant with a point to prove. Together, we clashed with a parcel of rogues and unravelled a decades-old mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Parcel of Rogues, a tale of arrogance on the one hand and humility on the other, a tale of men who would murder on the roll of a dice, a tale that placed me at a personal crossroads. Which road should I choose? The road labelled 'head' or the road labelled 'heart'? When faced with such labels, do we really have a choice?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goylake Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47076537762032,"sku":"2940154656709","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940154656709_p0.jpg?v=1764072927","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940154656709","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}