{"product_id":"9781429992015","title":"Eyes of the Innocent (Carter Ross Series #2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCarter Ross, the sometimes-dashing investigative reporter for the \u003ci\u003eNewark Eagle-Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e, is back, and reporting on the latest tragedy to befall Newark, New Jersey, a fast-moving house fire that kills two boys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the help of the paper's newest intern, a bubbly blonde known as \"Sweet Thang,\" Carter finds the victims' mother, Akilah Harris, who spins a tale of woe about a mortgage rate reset that forced her to work two jobs and leave her young boys without child care. Carter turns in a front-page feature, but soon discovers Akilah isn't what she seems. And neither is the fire. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Newark councilman Windy Byers is reported missing, it launches Carter into the sordid world of urban house-flipping and Jersey-style political corruption. With his usual mix of humor, compassion, and street smarts, Carter is soon calling on some of his friends—gay Cuban sidekick Tommy Hernandez, T-shirt-selling buddy Tee Jamison, and on-and-off girlfriend Tina Thompson—for help in tracking down the shadowy figure behind it all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrad Parks's debut, \u003ci\u003eFaces of the Gone,\u003c\/i\u003e won the Shamus Award and Nero Award for Best American Mystery. Now Parks solidifies his place as one of the brightest new talents in crime fiction with this authentic, entertaining thriller, \u003ci\u003eEyes of the Innocent. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127408345328,"sku":"9781429992015","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429992015_p0.jpg?v=1769903503","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429992015","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}