{"product_id":"9780738754277","title":"The Murder Book","description":"Cold case detective Lauren Riley wakes up in the hospital certain of two things: she was stabbed and left for dead...and the person who did it was a cop. \u003cp\u003eAfter being brutally stabbed at her desk late one night, Lauren Riley works her way backwards through the haze to piece together who attacked her and why. A mysterious phone message forces her to enlist the help of a retired lieutenant to track down a witness who is desperate not to be found. As she digs into the Buffalo Police Department's hidden past she uncovers a terrible secret, one a fellow officer would kill to protect.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePacked with suspense and featuring a detective who \"relentlessly—and with morbid humor—gets the job done\" (\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e), \u003cem\u003eThe Murder Book\u003c\/em\u003e continues a series praised by\u003cem\u003e Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e as \"an excellent police procedural combined with a psychological thriller.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eThe Murder Book\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAn Amazon and Barnes and Noble Bestseller\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A simply riveting read from cover to cover.\"—\u003cem\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Fans of contemporary police procedurals will want to see more of the plucky Lauren.\"—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"A pulse-racing pace, well-chosen details of Buffalo's mixed industrial landscape and characters to bleed for make this a stunningly good second book. Highly recommended.\"—\u003cem\u003eKingdom Books\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eA Cold Day in Hell\u003c\/em\u003e, Book 1 of the Cold Case Investigation series:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Recommend this one to anyone who loves courtroom dramas where lawyers tear into witnesses like pit bulls. And to anyone hot for a police procedural where tired cops make mistakes but slowly, relentlessly—and with morbid humor—get the job done. Redmond delivers both in one package...The real attraction here is a keyhole view into a world that turns our expectations upside down—a world where a bullying, quasi-fascist cop can be the only one with a handle on reality. Keep your eyes on Redmond, a retired cop who knows how to write.\"—\u003cem\u003eBooklist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Redmond, a recently retired Buffalo PD homicide detective, keeps everything moving nicely in this well-constructed crime novel.\"—\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"An excellent police procedural combined with a psychological thriller.\"—\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eA Cold Day in Hell\u003c\/em\u003e is a fine first novel and Lauren Riley is cool new addition to the world of PI and cop protagonists. A retired detective, Lissa Marie Redmond gives it to the reader without the sugarcoating and lifts the veil off how the system really works...or doesn't.\"—Reed Farrel Coleman,\u003cem\u003e New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eWhat You Break\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Ex-cop Lissa Redmond has a sure hand with police procedure, which should be no surprise. The joy of \u003cem\u003eA Cold Day in Hell\u003c\/em\u003e comes from her equally sure hand with storytelling. This is a welcome new voice on the crime scene.\"—SJ Rozan, bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGhost Hero\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Llewellyn Worldwide, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47056431775984,"sku":"9780738754277","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780738754277_p0.jpg?v=1763631647","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780738754277","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}