{"product_id":"2940169410280","title":"Twisted: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eHollywood homicide detective Petra Connor has helped psychologist Alex Delaware crack tough cases in the past. And in Jonathan Kellerman's \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eBilly Straight\u003c\/i\u003e she took the lead in the desperate hunt for a teenage runaway stalked by a vengeful murderer. Now the complex and wryly compassionate Petra is once again at the center of the action, in a novel of cunning twists and page-turning suspense.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLifeless bodies sprawl in a dance-club parking lot after a brutal L.A. drive-by. Of the four seemingly random victims, one stands out: a girl with pink shoes who cannot be identified-and who, days later, remains a Jane Doe. With zero leads and no apparent motive, it's another case destined for the cold file-until Petra decides to follow her instincts and descends into a world of traveling grifters and bloodthirsty killers, pursuing a possible eyewitness whose life is in mortal danger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFinding her elusive quarry-alive-isn't all Petra has on her plate: departmental politics threatens to sabotage her case, and her personal life isn't doing much better. If all that wasn't enough, Isaac Gomez, a whiz-kid grad student researching homicide statistics at the station house, is convinced he's stumbled upon a bizarre connection between several unsolved murders. The victims had nothing in common, yet each died by the same method, on the same date-a date that's rapidly approaching again. And that leaves Petra with little time to unravel the twisted logic of a cunning predator who's evaded detection for years-and whose terrible hour is once more at hand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Why is it so hard to put down a Kellerman thriller?\" asks \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. \"It's simple: the nonstop action leaves you breathless; the plot twists keep you guessing; the themes . . . are provocative.\" Those in need of still further proof that \"Kellerman has shaped the psychological mystery novel into an art form\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) need look no further than \u003ci\u003eTwisted\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47123051544816,"sku":"2940169410280","price":22.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169410280_p0.jpg?v=1763681711","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169410280","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}