{"product_id":"9781480443853","title":"Never Pick Up Hitch-Hikers!","description":"\u003cb\u003eA hitchhiker is caught in a murderous web\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e His whole life, William Banks has been trying to escape his mother, who wants desperately for him to become a lawyer. Banks wants to paint, and when he gets the opportunity to attend art school in the next county, he jumps at the chance. It’s only forty miles, but it’s a start. Getting to class, however, will be a deadly proposition.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e On his way there, Banks is picked up by Alf, a down-on-his-luck crook who has dreamed up a plan involving a fire, a burned body, and a dead hitchhiker. By all rights, Banks shouldn’t live to see morning, but a stroke of luck—and a very helpful village girl—help him escape death without his ever knowing he was in danger. Caught up in a bizarre case of missing identity, Banks must think quickly to save his own life—once he finally realizes someone is trying to kill him.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"MysteriousPress.com\/Open Road","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144627405040,"sku":"9781480443853","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781480443853_p0.jpg?v=1769893953","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781480443853","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}