{"product_id":"the-midnight-before-christmas","title":"The Midnight Before Christmas","description":"\u003cp\u003eWilliam Bernhardt has won critical acclaim for his bestselling series of legal thrillers featuring Oklahoma-based attorney Ben Kincaid. Now Bernhardt takes a holiday from the courtroom to deliver a suspenseful  pulse-pounding tale of Christmastime crime with all the trimmings.  Tis the day before Christmas  and all through the town  someone evils at large  spreading mayhem around!  Thirtysomething lawyer Megan McGee is facing a quiet Christmas with her bulldog when Bonnie Thomas  a battered wife  comes looking for legal protection from her violent ex-cop husband  Carl. In a recent bout of rage  Carl vowed to kill their seven-year-old son  Tommy  rather than be separated from the boy. Its no idle threat  either--as Bonnie assures Megan: \"Hes tried before.\"  And when Tommys school unwittingly allows him to leave with his father  Carl gets his chance to try again.  Now  with the town all but shut down for the holiday  Megan races against time--and terror--to keep Carls Christmas Eve jaunt from turning into a slay ride.  This season  the weather outside isnt the only thing thats frightful. . . .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44947778633781,"sku":"ByrdShop_0345428102","price":26.35,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780345428103_2844e49a-e5af-49fe-839f-060956a381f8.jpg?v=1770342493","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-midnight-before-christmas","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}