{"product_id":"bitter-fall","title":"Bitter Fall","description":"\u003cb\u003eSummer's last breath meets autumn's first kill in Greenville, Maine.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"...high-speed and dripping with suspense.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a moonless stretch of backcountry road, Detective Brock Justice stares down at a crime scene that refuses to play by the rules. A woman lies dead, the apparent victim of a lethal roadside crash--until a stab wound is found hidden beneath her clothing. Two causes of death. Zero easy answers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReunited with his partner, Detective Chloe Wright, Justice begins pulling at threads too many people want left alone. The victim had secrets--the kind worth killing for. And each suspect carries enough baggage to sink a body in Moosehead Lake. An ex-boyfriend with a violent past. A married fitness trainer with too much to lose. A combat veteran living off the grid, haunted by ghosts of his own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs golden leaves turn blood-red against pewter skies, Justice is fighting more than just a killer. The fallout from testifying against a fellow trooper clings to him like a bad debt, and someone inside the department is making sure he pays for it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen a game warden's trail camera captures something deep in the woods. But it isn't just a clue--it's a warning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFans of Craig Johnson's Longmire and C.J. Box's Joe Pickett will find themselves right at home in this dark corner of Maine.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e_________________________ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the Detective Justice series: \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"...reads like the real deal--a tale of trial and redemption...\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003e--Craig Johnson, author of the Walt Longmire Mysteries\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Coffin's experience...lends the book's procedural elements a ring of truth, and he paints cops and suspects alike with a fine brush.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"A superior, Connelly-esque procedural that ratchets up the tension page by page.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e --Reed Farrel Coleman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBlind to Midnight\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Smooth as buttah in the telling, Coffin's layered characters almost leap off the page to sit in your lap.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e --Tracy Clark, award-winning author of the Cass Raines Chicago Mystery series and the Det. Harriet Foster series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The pace is break-neck swift, the writing crisp, and the tension nearly unbearable...\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e --Baron Birtcher, award-winning and bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eKnife River\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Brock Justice is a protagonist worth following.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e --Paul Doiron, author of \u003ci\u003eDead by Dawn\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"...a sensational follow up...\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e --Chris Miller, \u003ci\u003eBest Thriller Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"One of the most mesmerizing crime fiction series starters I've read in years...\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e --LynDee Walker, bestselling author of the Faith McClellan series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"...gritty authenticity and razor-sharp detail.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e --Brian Shea, author of the Boston Crime Thriller series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"...a superb police procedural, gripping and tight.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e --Lou Berney, Edgar Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eCrooks\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"...a masterfully creative and riveting tale of suspense.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e --Raven Award winner Dru Ann Love, Dru's Book Musings\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Severn River Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48515495297273,"sku":"9781648757303","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/1811\/7625\/files\/imageloader_b10d9118-7fee-4be6-b11e-61b247c24ab5.jpg?v=1781207877","url":"https:\/\/hookeandplotte.com\/products\/bitter-fall","provider":"Hooke and Plotte Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}