{"product_id":"9781429982306","title":"Dead Last: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom an acclaimed \"master of suspense\"\u003c\/i\u003e(New York Times Book Review) \u003ci\u003ecomes a thriller in which Thorn must confront an assassin whose victims and methods are taken directly from the script of a popular TV show\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eApril Moss writes obituaries for the \u003ci\u003eMiami Herald\u003c\/i\u003e.  Her son, Sawyer, also a writer, has been scripting a cable TV series called \"Miami Ops\" and has been using his mother's work as a central element of the show's storyline.  In \"Miami Ops,\" a serial killer is using obituaries published in the local paper as a blueprint for selecting his next victims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut midway through the season, a copycat appears off-screen, a real-life killer who is using the same strategy to select victims.  When this serial killer crosses paths with the reclusive Thorn, he has no choice but to leave his sanctuary in Key Largo and join forces with a young policewoman from Oklahoma who is investigating the murders.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to the show's head writer, April's other son, Sawyer's twin brother, works on \"Miami Ops\" as the lead actor.  Could one of them be involved in the killings?  Or are they orchestrated by the director of the TV series, an aging mogul who badly needs a hit? And what about the female star of the show, a deliciously strange young woman who seems willing to do anything to promote her career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThorn walks into this hotbed of entertainment business intrigue totally unprepared for the life-altering shocker he's about to face. This loner from Key Largo has brought down his share of killers, but he's never confronted one that was his own flesh and blood. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the pacing of a thriller, and the lyrical prose for which Hall is renowned, this story pits Thorn against a killer—or killers—whose motives are as elusive as their identities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47169747124464,"sku":"9781429982306","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429982306_p0.jpg?v=1763750231","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429982306","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}