{"product_id":"2940157624002","title":"Checkmate","description":"Checkmate\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt long last, the sequel to Mavis's perennial \u003cbr\u003efavorite:\" The Brass Ring\".\u003cbr\u003eDetective Caitlin Calloway had busted her tail \u003cbr\u003egathering evidence in a rash of killings. Just as she \u003cbr\u003efigured out the clues, the killer surprised her in the \u003cbr\u003epolice parking garage, knocked her out, and drove \u003cbr\u003eaway with her in her own car.\u003cbr\u003eNow she was digging her own grave, with no \u003cbr\u003ecertainty that anyone even knew she was \u003cbr\u003ekidnapped.\u003cbr\u003eAll the people she counted on are suddenly \u003cbr\u003eunavailable:\u003cbr\u003eHer wife wouldn't miss her right away. Dr. Jamie \u003cbr\u003eJameson knew CC was deep into a case that made \u003cbr\u003eher late coming home most evenings. Besides, \u003cbr\u003eJamie was doing late nights herself, standing in at \u003cbr\u003ethe hospital for her boss who had been one of the \u003cbr\u003ekiller's victims.\u003cbr\u003eCC couldn't count on her partner, Max Sampson, \u003cbr\u003ehelping her. He was in the hospital recovering from \u003cbr\u003ean attack by the killer that put him out of \u003cbr\u003ecommission.\u003cbr\u003eThe pain in the ass Deputy Marshal Val Brown, \u003cbr\u003ewho was panting after her sister, wasn't even still in \u003cbr\u003etown.\u003cbr\u003eWould anyone show up to save her? Or would the \u003cbr\u003ekiller get away with another murder and continue \u003cbr\u003eto escape the justice the victims deserved?\u003cbr\u003eCC's future looked very bleak! And very short!","brand":"Wednesday Afternoon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47103961858288,"sku":"2940157624002","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940157624002_p0.jpg?v=1764111250","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940157624002","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}