{"product_id":"2940169410464","title":"Old Bones","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA timely and penetrating mystery about the intersection of policing, racism, and the community-set in a city at its boiling point-from an author who's been in the trenches and seen it all.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA senseless act of violence.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDuring a vigil calling for police reform, students from Spelman College, a historically black women's institution, are assaulted by rifle fire from a passing vehicle. On her way to interview witnesses, Detective Sarah \"Salt\" Alt confronts the fleeing vehicle of the suspects, but they get away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA city in turmoil.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhile other detectives take the lead on the Spelman murders, Salt is tasked to investigate the case of a recently discovered decomposed body. When she combs through the missing-persons reports, it becomes clear the victim is a girl Salt took into custody two years before, and Salt feels a grave responsibility to learn the truth about how the girl died. But before she can pursue any leads, Salt is called onto emergency riot detail-in the wake of the assault on the Spelman students, Atlanta has reached the boiling point.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn a city burdened by history and a community erupting in pain and anger, Salt must delve into the past for answers. A gripping and astute story about what it means to serve and protect, \u003ci\u003eOld Bones \u003c\/i\u003esolidifies Trudy Nan Boyce as an evocative, authoritative voice in crime fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158871589104,"sku":"2940169410464","price":22.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169410464_p0.jpg?v=1763781899","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169410464","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}