{"product_id":"the-whole-truth-paperback-1","title":"The Whole Truth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNancy Pickard\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nancy Pickard pushes at the presumed limits of [crime fiction]\" said the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Book Review, \u003c\/i\u003e praising the award-winning creator of the Jenny Cain mysteries. Now, Pickard blurs the line between fiction and reality in a novel of gripping intensity, and premieres a superb new heroine: true-crime author Marie Lightfoot. For her next surefire bestseller, Marie is covering the trial of a Florida killer -- a case that penetrates her own life, layer by disturbing layer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Whether real like Ted Bundy, or imagined like Hannibal Lecter, few killers of our time are in the same league as Raymond Raintree. And as he stands flanked by lawyers in a Florida courtroom, waiting to be convicted for the murder of Natalie Mae McCullen, Marie Lightfoot is taking it all in. A small, gutsy blonde renowned for her true-crime bestsellers, Marie knows the graphic and disturbing case will make her best book yet -- because Raintree's shocking crime, vile beyond imagining, is also impossible to turn away from. But there is something about the case -- and Raintree's involvement -- that bothers her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e No one knows where Raintree, a man as slight and immature as a preteen boy, took Natalie after he abducted her. No one knows how Natalie -- bright, independent, and with no fear of the dark -- could be lured into a stranger's boat on a lonely waterway. And only one witness saw a man who \u003ci\u003emay\u003c\/i\u003e have been Raintree motoring along in a water taxi on the night Natalie disappeared. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Even if the police can't provide answers, Marie intends to leave no loose ends. Starting with a prison meeting with Raintree, the steely-nerved writer follows a twisted path that leads to Natalie's parents, to a coincidence that doesn't quite gel, and to a place she has resisted all her life: the dark recesses of her own soul, where she hides the secrets of her own lost past. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e When Raymond escapes, Marie -- a curious contradiction of celebrity author and introspective loner -- becomes a sitting duck for a killer who just might be smart enough to outwit her. And evil enough to take her to hell before she dies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e A masterpiece of psychological suspense, \u003ci\u003eThe Whole Truth\u003c\/i\u003e is a compelling look at our fascination with the horrific crimes of our time. Nancy Pickard's characters are as close to flesh and blood as fiction can get -- and her writing is as close to perfection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNancy Pickard, \u003c\/b\u003e creator of the acclaimed Jenny Cain mystery series, won the Anthony Award for \u003ci\u003eSay No to Murder, \u003c\/i\u003e a Macavity Award for \u003ci\u003eMarriage Is Murder, \u003c\/i\u003e and two Agatha Awards for Best Novel, for \u003ci\u003eBum Steer\u003c\/i\u003e (1990) and \u003ci\u003eI.O.U.\u003c\/i\u003e (1991). A former reporter and editor, she is a past president of Sisters in Crime. She splits her time between Kansas and Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 19, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42731698782271,"sku":"9781416583851","price":26.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/afde2dfd15d5a3b394d532ee86e2127e.webp?v=1765129786","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-whole-truth-paperback-1","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}