{"product_id":"9781480433977","title":"Name Games","description":"\u003cb\u003eJournalist Mark Manning delves into the bizarre world of miniatures . . . and finds a king-sized case of murder\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFront-page news in the quiet town of Dumont, Wisconsin, where former Chicago reporter Mark Manning runs the town’s \u003ci\u003eDaily Register\u003c\/i\u003e, involves the annual exhibition of the Midwest Miniatures Society and new zoning laws for an adult bookstore\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eBut murder becomes the headline when “King of Miniatures” Carrol Cantrell, the nation’s foremost expert, is found strangled in the guesthouse of a local shop owner. It seems Cantrell was leading a double life. He was having an affair with Doug Pierce, Dumont’s closeted sheriff and a good friend of Manning’s. With a blackmail note pointing to his guilt, Pierce soon becomes the prime suspect. Enlisting the help of colleagues, friends, and his lover, Neil, Manning races to clear Pierce’s name . . . and finds himself enmeshed in the seething rivalries and vicious back-stabbing that characterize the cutthroat worlds of miniatures and pornography. With suspects ranging from a gay-bashing feminist to a renowned French craftsman of miniatures, Manning unearths a hotbed of damning secrets someone has killed—and could kill again—to keep. \u003ci\u003eName Games \u003c\/i\u003eis the fourth book in Michael Craft’s Mark Manning series, which begins with \u003ci\u003eFlight Dreams \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEye Contact\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163148730608,"sku":"9781480433977","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480433977_p0.jpg?v=1763619367","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480433977","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}