{"product_id":"9781516101801","title":"Deranged","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A fascinating and exciting blend of misdirection, topsy-turvy, and violence.” —Reed Farrel Coleman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“A dark and different serial killer novel that will haunt the reader long after the book is closed.” —John Lutz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e“Los Angeles has seldom seen such grisly fun. It’s James Ellroy meets Alfred Hitchcock on the psychotic side of the street.” —Paul Levine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“One of the most compelling, thrilling, and truth be told, at times look-away-from-page-frightening serial killer novels I've read in a long, long time.” —Vincent Zandri\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIntroducing L.A. investigator Morris Brick, a former homicide cop on the trail of a murderous psychopath who gives a terrifying new meaning to the word DERANGED . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e They call him the Skull Cracker Killer. He drugs his victims. Breaks open their skulls with a hammer and chisel. The rest is inhuman. \u003cbr\u003e Five years ago he terrorized New York City, claiming twelve victims before the killing stopped. Now he’s racking up victims on a fresh hunting ground. Where former LAPD homicide detective Morris Brick is working as a consultant on a serial-killer film. Where a desperate mayor pleads with Brick to take on the case. And where the only way he can stop the next wave of murders is by outsmarting a madman—before he strikes again, this time much too close to home . . .","brand":"Kensington","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144034828528,"sku":"9781516101801","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781516101801_p0.jpg?v=1763738090","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781516101801","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}