{"product_id":"9780984784653","title":"Cold Call","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCold Call\u003c\/em\u003e is the first in the critically acclaimed Iris Thorne Mystery series by \u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller Dianne Emley, now available for the first time as an e-book and trade paperback. Includes bonus: the first chapter of \u003cem\u003eSlow Squeeze,\u003c\/em\u003e the second Iris Thorne mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIris Thorne traded her job teaching the deaf for a career in Los Angeles' glittering financial district, where the day starts on Wall Street time at 6:00 a.m., and-in the \"greed is good\" late 1980s-all of life's questions have numbers for answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBig numbers. With her not-quite-paid-for Anne Klein suits and Triumph sports car, which leaks a little oil, Iris is a high-stakes success. Still, the only man at the office who knew the real Iris was Alley, the deaf and handicapped mailman. When Alley is killed, the police insist he was a victim of random gang violence. Iris doesn't buy it-and Alley's death has left her with several problems. The first is lanky, red-headed police detective John Somers. . . Iris's first love, back in her life after twenty years. Then there's Alley's secret legacy-a safe deposit box filled with souvenirs and some well-worn items of sentimental value: 238,000 of them, in hundreds, bundled together with rubber bands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe cops are looking for a killer. Some professional hard guys are looking for revenge. And, for a lost friend, Iris is looking for justice-a high-priced commodity in L.A., where life can be even cheaper than dreams\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Robert B. Parker had Boston, Sara Paretsky Chicago, and now L.A. belongs to Dianne [Emley].\" \u003cstrong\u003e-Nancy Pickard,\u003c\/strong\u003e author of \u003cem\u003eThe Scent of Rain and Lightning\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Emley] has portrayed [a brokerage firm] with fine, cold malicious glee. . . . As at Scott Turow's Chicago law firm, you do wonder what they'll say at the water cooler. . . . Clever. . . A very expert debut.\" \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Los Angeles Times Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of the best author debuts in many moons. . . . Clever writing, characters shining with individuality. . . impressive.\" \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-Cleveland Plain Dealer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An exciting find. Only one word for it: Wow!\" \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-The Observer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (London)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[Dianne Emley's] Iris Thorne is here to stay.\"\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-New York Newsday\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fun and satisfying read.\" \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e-West Coast Review of Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Iris Thorne Mysteries\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCold Call\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlow Squeeze\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFast Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFoolproof\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePushover\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Detective Nan Vining Thrillers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe First Cut\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCut to the Quick\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Deepest Cut\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLove Kills\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arroyo Bridge Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009920680176,"sku":"9780984784653","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780984784653_p0.jpg?v=1763879125","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780984784653","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}