{"product_id":"9781614175797","title":"Playing God (Joe Burgess Series #1)","description":"On an icy February night, the body of Steven Pleasant, a prominent Portland, Maine physician, grows cold in his parked Mercedes. All signs point to a john killed by a disgruntled hooker: his pants are unzipped, wallet is gone, and the good doctor has a reputation for entertaining girls in his car.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut the deeper Detective Sergeant Joe Burgess digs, the muddier the case becomes. While juggling hookers, wives, ex-wives, fathers, stepfathers, dealers and doctors, a nurse on Pleasant's staff suggests another angle—disgruntled patients.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow, ensconced in the darkness of a sleeping hospital, Burgess comes face-to-face with ghosts from his past and must decide what being a detective really means.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eREVIEWS:\u003cbr\u003e\"Dazzling debut police procedural.\" ~Publisher's Weekly Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A triumph in the police procedural genre. Highly recommended.\" ~Library Journal Starred Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I loved this book. I recommend it to anyone who loves police procedurals, traditional mysteries, suspense.\" ~Crimespree Magazine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE JOE BURGESS MYSTERIES, in series order\u003cbr\u003ePlaying God\u003cbr\u003eThe Angel of Knowlton Park\u003cbr\u003eRedemption\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"ePublishing Works!","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47148221825264,"sku":"9781614175797","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781614175797_p0.jpg?v=1763852320","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781614175797","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}