{"product_id":"9781943402366","title":"Beware the Shill","description":"\u003cb\u003eNominated for the 2017 Anthony Award for Best Novella\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLife can turn on a dime against the jagged cliffs of California's Central Coast...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBruised, battered, but determined, Jane Innes must navigate a tangled web of deception, depravity and murder, and turn the tables on cunning swindlers. Using the art of deception, this out-of-work actress embarks on a daring caper-her last chance to take down a deadly adversary. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing THE SHILL and KILL THE SHILL, BEWARE THE SHILL concludes this thrilling trilogy from Shamus Award-winning author John Shepphird. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for the Shill books: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Sly, sexy and surprising, THE SHILL is a darkly comic Hollywood tale of a not-so-innocent out-of-work actress being groomed for larceny.\" -Wallace Stroby, author of The Devil's Share, Shoot the Woman First, and Cold Shot to the Heart \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[THE SHILL is] a fast-paced heist story filled with colorful characters and interesting plot twists.\" -S.W. Lauden, author of Crosswise \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[KILL THE SHILL is] a fast and hard ride into a con trick. Told by a writer who pulls no punches this does not disappoint.\" -Richard Godwin, author of Wrong Crowd \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hell hath no fury like an actress duped. Revenge is the motivation, deception the means to get even in this exciting crime thriller.\" -Scott Adlerberg, author of Spiders and Flies and Jungle Horses, on KILL THE SHILL \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeet the Author: John Shepphird is a Shamus Award-winning author and writer\/director of TV movies. His three \"Shill\" novellas were inspired by noir master James M. Cain; it is a terse, tense, and twist-filled trilogy with a cast of characters immersed in the art of deception, depravity, and murder. Author's website: JohnShepphird.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Down \u0026 Out Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47051157799152,"sku":"9781943402366","price":10.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781943402366_p0.jpg?v=1763765344","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781943402366","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}