{"product_id":"9781429944274","title":"Bones in the Desert: The True Story of a Mother's Murder and a Daughter's Search","description":"\u003cp\u003eLoretta Bowersock and her daughter, Terri, ran a multimillion-dollar furniture store based in Tempe, Arizona, where they were well-known and admired by many. Together, these two women seemed to be living the American Dream…until one man decided to take it all away.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver the course of two decades, Taw Benderly worked his way into Loretta's heart, home, and business. Though the couple appeared to be happy, their lives behind closed doors told another story. Terri had always known that the handsome, charming, and usually unemployed Taw was manipulating her mother—but she did not know the extent of the abuse or how far he would go to defraud her. Then, just before Christmas in 2004, Loretta went missing. It would be more than a year before Terri learned the shocking truth: That, before killing himself, Taw murdered the 69-year-old Loretta and left her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eBones in the Desert \u003c\/i\u003eis the shocking story of a devoted mother and daughter, a successful business, and the man who would do everything to destroy it all ...\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139300966640,"sku":"9781429944274","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429944274_p0.jpg?v=1769902523","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429944274","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}