{"product_id":"the-recruit-9780399592133","title":"The Recruit","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn idyllic California town. A deadly secret. A race against killers hidden in plain sight. . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Extraordinary! I can think of no other thriller that portrays its vital themes—all relevant to our times—in such a riveting and up close and personal way.”—Jeffery Deaver, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Bone Collector\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRancho Santa Elena in 1987 seems like the ideal Southern California paradise—that is, until a series of strange crimes threatens to unravel the town’s social fabric: workers attacked with mysterious weapons; a wealthy real estate developer found dead in the pool of his beach house. The only clues are poison and red threads found at both crime scenes. As Detective Benjamin Wade and forensic expert Natasha Betencourt struggle to connect the incidents, they begin to wonder: Why Santa Elena? And why now?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon Ben zeroes in on a vicious gang of youths involved in the town’s burgeoning white power movement. As he and","brand":"Random House USA Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49525225455959,"sku":"9780399592133","price":15.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780399592133.jpg?v=1731859712","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-recruit-9780399592133","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}