{"product_id":"2940169125184","title":"The Wedding Guest: An Alex Delaware Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePsychologist Alex Delaware and Detective Milo Sturgis unravel a shocking crime at a raucous wedding reception in this gripping psychological thriller from the number-one \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling master of suspense.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLAPD Lieutenant Milo Sturgis is a fine homicide detective, but when he needs to get into the mind of a killer, he leans on the expertise of his best friend, the brilliant psychologist Dr. Alex Delaware. While Sturgis has a knack for piecing together the details of a crime, Delaware can decipher the darkest intents driving the most vicious of perpetrators. And there¿s no better place for the doctor¿s analytical skills to shine than a rowdy hall full of young men and women intoxicated on life and lust...and suddenly faced with the specter of death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummoned to a run-down former strip joint, Delaware and Sturgis find themselves crashing a wild Saints and Sinners-themed wedding reception. But they¿re not the only uninvited guests. A horrified bridesmaid has discovered the body of a young woman, dressed to impress in pricey haute couture and accessorized with a grisly red slash around her neck. What¿s missing is any means of identification, or a single partygoer who recognizes the victim. The baffled bride is convinced the stranger snuck in to sabotage her big day amp;mdash; and the groom is sure it¿s all a dreadful mistake. But Delaware and Sturgis have 100 guests to question and a sneaking suspicion that the motive for murder is personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow, they must separate the sinners from the saints, the true from the false, and the secrets from those keeping them. The party¿s over amp;mdash; and the hunt for whoever killed it is on.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47097779749104,"sku":"2940169125184","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169125184_p0.jpg?v=1763761522","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169125184","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}