{"product_id":"9781936558797","title":"The Shepherd (Shepherd Series #1)","description":"“A fast paced, all too real thriller with a villain right out of James Patterson and Criminal Minds.”  – Andrew Gross, #1 New York Times bestselling author of RECKLESS and DON'T LOOK TWICE   “SILENCE OF THE LAMBS meets THE BOURNE IDENTITY”  – Brian S. Wheeler, author of MR. HANCOCK'S SIGNATURE   “THE SHEPHERD is an intense novel that will have you locking your windows and doors, installing a safe room and taking Ambien so you can sleep through the night after finishing. Ethan Cross opens up the mind of a serial killer, exposes you to it, and leaves you with years of therapy bills. But this thrill-ride is worth every penny.”  – Jeremy Robinson, author of PULSE and INSTINCT   “The twists and turns of this intricately plotted novel will keep readers on their toes and flipping pages furiously.”  – RT Book Reviews    MAJOR INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER    TO STOP A MONSTER...   Marcus Williams and Francis Ackerman Jr. both have a talent for hurting people. Marcus, a former New York City homicide detective, uses his abilities to protect others while Ackerman uses his gifts to inflict pain and suffering.   HE MUST EMBRACE THE MONSTER WITHIN HIMSELF   When both men become unwilling pawns in a conspiracy that reaches to the highest levels of our government, Marcus finds himself in a deadly game of cat and mouse trapped between a twisted psychopath and a vigilante with seemingly unlimited resources. Aided by a rogue FBI agent and the vigilante's beautiful daughter - a woman with whom he's quickly falling in love - Marcus must expose the deadly political conspiracy and confront his past while hunting down one of the must cunning and ruthless killers in the world.","brand":"Fiction Studio Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137235173616,"sku":"9781936558797","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781936558797_p0.jpg?v=1763661646","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781936558797","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}