{"product_id":"9781480433946","title":"Boy Toy","description":"\u003cb\u003eJournalist Mark Manning’s Midwestern hometown closes ranks against him when his nephew is suspected of murder \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Mark Manning, running the local paper in his Wisconsin hometown is a refreshing change from his life as a hard-charging reporter for the \u003ci\u003eChicago\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eJournal\u003c\/i\u003e. Together with his partner, architect Neil Waite, he’s settling into scenic, sleepy Dumont, whose inhabitants have welcomed them into their fold. Until Manning’s nephew becomes the prime suspect in a murder case. Teenagers Thad Quatrain and Jason Thrush alternated the lead role in the community theatre’s production of \u003ci\u003eTeen Play.\u003c\/i\u003e Now Jason lies dead in his bedroom, the victim of mushroom poisoning. Amid rumors that Thad threatened to kill Jason, the town begins to turn against him. As a sweltering summer draws to an end, a shocking revelation has tempers seething—and threatening to boil over. A novel about sexual identity, desire, and the lies we tell ourselves, \u003ci\u003eBoy Toy \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the secret passions that war within the human heart. \u003ci\u003eBoy Toy \u003c\/i\u003eis the fifth book in Michael Craft’s Mark Manning series, which begins with \u003ci\u003eFlight Dreams\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEye Contact\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47174622478576,"sku":"9781480433946","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480433946_p0.jpg?v=1763619483","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480433946","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}