{"product_id":"a-measure-of-darkness","title":"A Measure of Darkness","description":"\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\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","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942266634471,"sku":"9780399594656","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_86e59fd2-e515-4836-8068-85ab0d1a65d5.jpg?v=1775249317","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/a-measure-of-darkness","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}