{"product_id":"9780345437693","title":"Natural Suspect","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat Carl Hiaasen and a host of South Florida’s finest authors did for Sunshine State crime capers in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eNaked Came the Manatee\u003c\/i\u003e, William Bernhardt now does for legal thrillers–with the help of a \"Dream Team\" of today’s hottest suspense writers. Like a literary game of telephone, \u003ci\u003eNatural Suspect\u003c\/i\u003e begins with a chapter from Bernhardt. Then each writer contributes a chapter and passes it along to the next. The result is a completely inventive, brilliantly plotted novel of suspense with more twists than a schizophrenic's train of thought. Can you guess who wrote which chapter?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNATURAL SUSPECT\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eArthur Hightower made a name for himself and a vast fortune in the oil business. But when the volatile tycoon decides to disinherit his spoiled children and cheating wife, he makes the biggest mistake of his life— \u003ci\u003eand the\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003elast\u003c\/i\u003e. After declaring his intentions, Hightower turns up on Thanksgiving Day . . . clubbed to death and stuffed in a meat locker, clutching a frozen asset–his wife’s precious pearl necklace. Now Julia Hightower stands charged with the cold-as-ice crime of murdering for millions. While the sensational trial has New York in a frenzy, a curious cast of characters face off in and out of the courtroom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDevin McGee, a small-time lawyer about to hit the big-time defending Julia Hightower— if her intimate encounter with the prosecutor doesn’t catch up with her . . . Trent Ballard, the quirky assistant D.A., who owns a huge pet rabbit and thinks his tryst with Devin will help him get a conviction . . . Patrick Roswell, a wannabe reporter sitting on a scoop that could turn the trial upside-down, unless a scalpel-wielding clown decides to kill the story— \u003ci\u003eand Patrick\u003c\/i\u003e . . . Sissy Hightower, Julia's sex-crazed, air-headed daughter-in-law, who has a suitcase full of secrets . . . Robert S. Rutledge, a powerful Wall Street warrior with a lot riding on the Hightower verdict— and a lot to learn about messing with the wrong people . . . and Cordelia, the mystery woman that everyone seems to know. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll are in for the trial of their lives–but who among them is the true\u003ci\u003e natural suspect\u003c\/i\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eAll author royalties will be donated to The Nature Conservancy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Random House Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008269369584,"sku":"9780345437693","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780345437693_p0.jpg?v=1763687098","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780345437693","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}