{"product_id":"9781845839079","title":"The Desert Keeps Its Dead","description":"The desert ... it prefers to keep its dead. It wraps them up in its hot, dry arms, leeching the moisture from their skin ....\u003cp\u003eEx-FBI agent turned private eye Matt Barrett arrives in Sunset City, Arizona searching for a teenage runaway, only to find her dead and buried in the desert sand. Investigating further, he learns that other young girls have gone missing. It seems there may be a serial killer on the loose. But Sunset City is an unwelcoming place of dark, closely-guarded secrets, and Barrett is resisted at every step of the way, soon finding his own life in danger ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA gripping, noirish debut crime novel from acclaimed horror and dark fantasy author Tony Richards.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'He's convincing ... convincing enough that the locals will read about their city as described by Tony Richards and shudder. And that's what we call a writers' writer.' - John Pelan.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Telos Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47057742758128,"sku":"9781845839079","price":20.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781845839079_p0.jpg?v=1763744984","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781845839079","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}