{"product_id":"9780425283288","title":"Ruins of War","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe debut novel of John A. Connell, author of \u003ci\u003eSpoils of Victory\u003c\/i\u003e, introducing U.S. Army criminal investigator Mason Collins, set in the chaos of post-World War II Germany.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the winter of 1945, seven months after the Nazi defeat, Munich is in ruins…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMason Collins—a former Chicago homicide detective, U.S. soldier, and prisoner of war—is now a U.S. Army criminal investigator in the American Zone of Occupation. It’s his job to enforce the law in a place where order has been obliterated. And his job just became much more dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA killer is stalking the devastated city—one who has knowledge of human anatomy, enacts mysterious rituals with his prey, and seems to pick victims at random. Relying on his wits and instincts, Mason must venture to places where his own life is put at risk: from interrogation rooms with unrepentant Nazi war criminals to penetrating the U.S. Army’s own black market. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat Mason doesn’t know is that the killer he’s chasing is stalking him, too…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47011515793648,"sku":"9780425283288","price":10.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780425283288_p0.jpg?v=1763701475","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780425283288","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}