{"product_id":"9780738752365","title":"The Second Goodbye","description":"Assume nothing—that's the touchstone for every homicide investigation Detective Davie Richards undertakes. She approaches her latest case the same way, determined to learn as much about the victim as she does about the killer. But there's nothing about thirty-four-year-old Sara Montaine or her death that makes sense. \u003cp\u003eWas Sara a saint caring for her dying husband or a gold-digger with a sketchy background? Did she commit suicide or was she murdered? Before her marriage, Sara lived comfortably without any obvious source of income, unusual for an orphan raised in foster care. As Davie digs deeper, she unearths Sara's troubled past and a viper's nest of villains who are willing to kill to keep their secrets hidden.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise:\"Sassy and analytical, L.A. Detective Davie Richards utilizes 'shoe leather and minutiae' to unravel a brilliantly staged fake suicide. Seamless prose, tightly crafted clues, and surprising twists make \u003cem\u003eThe Second Goodbye\u003c\/em\u003e a memorable police procedural. Brew the coffee for the graveyard shift, as you'll be up all night reading.\"—K.J. Howe, best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eThe Freedom Broker\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSkyjack\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Patricia Smiley tackles Michael Connelly territory and succeeds with a realistic, compelling police procedural in the badlands of contemporary Los Angeles. Detective Davie Richards is a smart, no-nonsense heroine, and the storytelling had me turning the pages at the expense of mundane activities like sleeping. \u003cem\u003eThe Second Goodbye\u003c\/em\u003e is an intriguing mystery laced with well-researched law enforcement practices.\" —Raymond Benson, author of \u003cem\u003eIn the Hush of the Night\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eand The Black Stiletto Serial\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Second Goodbye \u003c\/em\u003eis a straight ahead jolt of police procedural adrenaline! Like Michael Connelly, Patricia Smiley grabs a hold of you and pulls you into the story without tricks or gimmicks. Just a great story told by a great storyteller. \u003cem\u003eThe Second Goodbye\u003c\/em\u003e catapults Smiley onto the top tier of crime writers!\"— Matt Coyle, Anthony Award-winning author of the Rick Cahill crime series\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A thoroughly satisfying and well-crafted police procedural.\"—\u003cem\u003eBookreporter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47018486497520,"sku":"9780738752365","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780738752365_p0.jpg?v=1763636656","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780738752365","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}