{"product_id":"9781429985017","title":"Short Squeeze: A Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe outside world thinks living in the Hamptons requires a Bentley, a face-lift, and a shingle-style home the size of Buckingham Palace. The truth is a lot more complicated than that. Dig a little deeper and you're as likely to find a saint--or a Mensa genius--as you are a deviant or certified nut job lurking right below the surface.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eI know this because these are my beloved clients.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet Jackie Swaitkowski, a smart-aleck attorney whose legal turf is supposed to be the buzzing Hamptons real-estate market. But when a new client turns up dead, things take a sudden and decidedly dangerous turn. In a client's pocket is an envelope that contains a shocking piece of evidence that suggests that the death was anything but an accident.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJackie has bigger fish to fry--like her old flame Harry's surprise return to town--until a late-night car chase changes her priorities. Now she has every reason to believe that the next name on the killer's list is her own.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChris Knopf has been praised for his quick-witted writing and broad knowledge of the highs and lows of Hamptons life, and his books have been included on best-of-the-year lists complied by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, and others. Now, in \u003ci\u003eShort Squeeze\u003c\/i\u003e, he brings an irresistible new heroine to center stage.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141782782192,"sku":"9781429985017","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429985017_p0.jpg?v=1763752828","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429985017","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}