{"product_id":"9781429905268","title":"The King of Lies: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eJohn Hart creates a literary thriller that is as suspenseful as it is poignant, a riveting murder mystery layered beneath the southern drawl of a humble North Carolina lawyer. When Work Pickens finds his father murdered, the investigation pushes a repressed family history to the surface and he sees his own carefully constructed façade begin to crack.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWork's troubled sister, her combative girlfriend, his gold digging socialite wife, and an unrequited lifelong love join a cast of small town characters that create no shortage of drama in this extraordinary, fast-paced suspense novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHart's mastery of prose and plot belie his newcomer status as he explores the true heart of a man. An illuminating anatomy of a murder and the ripple effect it produces within a family and a community, \u003ci\u003eThe King of Lies\u003c\/i\u003e is a stunning debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow with an excerpt from John Hart's next book \u003ci\u003eThe Hush\u003c\/i\u003e, available February 2018.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153761911024,"sku":"9781429905268","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429905268_p0.jpg?v=1763746810","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429905268","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}