{"product_id":"9781572844902","title":"Speaking of Murder: A Novel","description":"After a divorce and an early retirement from newspaper reporting, Hank Fowler’s life is back on track—he has a girlfriend, steady freelance work, a teaching job—that is, until he gets a call from his old pal Chris Beckwith. Beckwith, his college roommate and a former drug-addict turned motivational speaker, is found dead not too long after. Following up on Chris’s sudden death, Hank begins to unravel a series of gruesome murders, all involving motivational speakers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeanwhile, Rachel, newly divorced and trying to write a book, enrolls in Hank’s writing class. With her help, Hank must track down the killer before the killer tracks him. In this suspenseful and tightly woven narrative, Jonathan Black creates a fast-paced murder mystery for the digital age. An homage to Chicago, \u003ci\u003eSpeaking of Murder\u003c\/i\u003e is a noir whodunnit and a gripping read for lovers of the mystery genre.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Agate Digital","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47150033436912,"sku":"9781572844902","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781572844902_p0.jpg?v=1763796051","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781572844902","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}