{"product_id":"a-grave-talent-9780553573992","title":"A Grave Talent","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis gripping debut of the Kate Martinelli mystery series won the Edgar Award for Best First Mystery  generating wide critical acclaim and moving Laurie R. King into the upper tier of the genre. As A Grave Talent begins  the unthinkable has happened in a small community outside of San Francisco. A string of shocking murders has occurred  each victim an innocent child. For Detective Kate Martinelli  just promoted to Homicide and paired with a seasoned cop whos less than thrilled to be handed a green partner  its going to be a difficult case. Then the detectives receive what appears to be a case-breaking lead: it seems that one of the residents of this odd  close-knit colony is Vaun Adams  arguably the centurys greatest painter of women  a man  as it turns out  with a sinister secret. For behind the brushes and canvases also stands a notorious felon once convicted of strangling a little girl. What really happened on that day of savage violence eighteen years ago? To bring a murderer to justice  Kate must delve into the artists dark past--even if she knows it means losing everything she holds dear.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45646989885493,"sku":"ByrdShop_0553573993","price":22.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780553573992.jpg?v=1781684591","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-grave-talent-9780553573992","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}