{"product_id":"a-measure-of-darkness-a-novel-clay-edison-9780525637240","title":"A Measure of Darkness: A Novel (Clay Edison)","description":"\u003cp\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).  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.The New York Times Book Review  Former star basketball player Clay Edison is busy. Hes 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 brothers fresh out of prison  bringing with him a whole new set of complications.  Then the phone rings in the dead of night.  A wild party in a gentrifying East Bay neighborhood. A heated argument that spills into the street. Gunshots. Chaos.  For Clay and his fellow coroners  its 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.  Then the smoke clears and the real mystery emergesone victims death doesnt 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.  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 pastand brings him right into the line of fire.  Praise for A Measure of Darkness  Edison is an interesting protagonist  a good man for whom finding the truth is more important than anything else  including his own safety. Hes gentle and strong  compassionate and ruthless  methodical and impulsive. A strong sequel to Crime Scene that will leave readers wanting to see more of Edison.Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45275976564789,"sku":"ByrdShop_0525637249","price":97.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780525637240.jpg?v=1780520287","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-measure-of-darkness-a-novel-clay-edison-9780525637240","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}