{"product_id":"9781626819528","title":"Blood Games: A True Account of Family Murder","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eFrom the \u003c\/i\u003e New York Times \u003ci\u003ebestselling author of \u003c\/i\u003e Bitter Blood \u003ci\u003e comes the story of a greed so powerful it led to an unspeakable crime.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWealthy Lieth von Stein lay dead and his wife Bonnie near death in their North Carolina home after a vicious assault with knife and baseball bat as they slept. The crime seemed totally baffling until police followed a trail that led to the charming von Stein stepson, Chris Pritchard, and his brilliant, drug-using, Dungeons-\u0026amp;-Dragons playing friends at N.C. State University. Blood Games is the shattering true story of degraded young minds—and a son's gruesome greed turned horrifyingly real. Jerry Bledsoe masterfully reconstructs the bloody crime and its aftermath, as he takes us on a riveting journey into the secret twisted hearts of three young murderers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Haunting... addictive, chilling and a masterpiece of reportage... powerfully demonstrates that every heart is capable of darkness.\" —Patricia Cornwell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A powerful account... Mr. Bledsoe goes straight to the bigger issues.\" —New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In Mr. Bledsoe's hands, a mega-load of inert facts becomes a human story of hurricane force.\" —Raleigh News \u0026amp; Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Devastating... a brilliant account.\" —Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Diversion Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051626479856,"sku":"9781626819528","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781626819528_p0.jpg?v=1763867070","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781626819528","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}