{"product_id":"measure-of-darkness","title":"Measure of Darkness","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eMeasure of Darkness\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJonathan Kellerman\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780399594632\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eBallantine Books\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2018\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eFirst Edition\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeputy coroner Clay Edison goes to extreme lengths for a forgotten Jane Doe in the new thriller from a father-son team of bestselling authors who write \"brilliant, page-turning fiction\" (Stephen King).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"As for the keen sense of drama, it must be a genetic trait. . . . The Kellermans show compassion for the survivors, including conscientious officials like Edison.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFormer star basketball player Clay Edison is busy. He's solved a decades-old crime and redeemed an innocent man, earning himself a suspension in the process. Things are getting serious with his girlfriend. Plus his brother's fresh out of prison, bringing with him a whole new set of complications. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then the phone rings in the dead of night. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A wild party in a gentrifying East Bay neighborhood. A heated argument that spills into the street. Gunshots. Chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For Clay and his fellow coroners, it's the start of a long night and the first of many to come. The victims keep piling up. What begins as a community tragedy soon becomes lurid fodder for social media. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then the smoke clears and the real mystery emerges--one victim's death doesn't match the others. Brutalized and abandoned, stripped of ID, and left to die: She is Jane Doe, a human question mark. And it falls to Clay to give her a name and a voice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Haunted by the cruelty of her death, he embarks upon a journey into the bizarre, entering a hidden world where innocence and perversity meet and mingle. There, his relentless pursuit of the truth opens the gateway to a dark and baffling past--and brings him right into the line of fire. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Measure of Darkness\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Edison is an interesting protagonist, a good man for whom finding the truth is more important than anything else, including his own safety. He's gentle and strong, compassionate and ruthless, methodical and impulsive. A strong sequel to \u003ci\u003eCrime Scene \u003c\/i\u003ethat will leave readers wanting to see more of Edison.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Measure of Darkness | Jonathan Kellerman | Hardcover | 9780399594632 | Used: Very Good | Suspense \u0026 Thriller 1615613","offer_id":50686605525250,"sku":"1615613","price":26.72,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/71iPngjUMML.jpg?v=1791454141","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/measure-of-darkness","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}