{"product_id":"9781429955034","title":"Before the Cradle Falls","description":"Test2-MacmillanNonDRM-\u003cp\u003eParalyzed by drink and despair since the accidental death of his young daughter, Shelby, Detective Kyle Sommers nonetheless must lead a task force to catch a brutal serial killer. Nicknamed the Cradle Robber, this murderer has methodically snuffed out the lives of children all along the California coast. Now he's come to Portland.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile investigating, Sommers learns that a strange man has been saving local children from various dangers-then mysteriously disappearing. With the help of Sherrie Nolan, a brilliant and embittered scientist, Sommers learns that the man is a time traveler who, grieving for his own murdered child, has vowed to use his brilliant mind to create a way for a future generation of children to live.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd Sommers hungrily hopes to save children who have died in the past as well. Particularly Shelby. Laughed off the task force as word spreads of his theory, Sommers investigates on his own. Desperate to undo his tragic history and rebuild his career, Sommers determines that the way to stop the Cradle Robber is to get to the time traveler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the Cradle Robber has hatched a diabolical scheme. Intent on continuing his carnage, the baby-killer has laid a trap for both Sommers and the time traveler . . . one sure to destroy every adult and child in the city.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"David (\u003ci\u003eShip of the Damned\u003c\/i\u003e) has contributed a fine novel to that popular genre, the well-told tale. One can only hope that the survivors will make a return appearance. \" - \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tor Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47158237757680,"sku":"9781429955034","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429955034_p0.jpg?v=1769902829","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429955034","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}