{"product_id":"third-degree-paperback","title":"Third Degree - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGreg Iles\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A keep-you-engaged-to-the-very-last-page thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e) from \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Greg Iles--an unforgettable plunge into a world of sex, violence, marital betrayal, medical malpractice, and Southern intrigue...all of which takes place in one furious, terrifying day.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the span of twenty-four hours, everything Laurel Shields believes about her life and her marriage to a prominent doctor will be shattered--if she survives a terrifying ordeal. The day begins with the jarring discovery that, soon after ending an affair, Laurel is pregnant. But when she returns home to find her husband ashen, unkempt, and on the brink of violence, a nightmare quickly unfolds. In the heart of an idyllic Mississippi town, behind the walls of her perfect house, Laurel is locked in a volatile standoff with a husband she barely recognizes. Confronted by evidence of her betrayal, she must tread a deadly path between truth and deception while a ring of armed police prepares a dangerous rescue. But Laurel's only hope lies with her former lover, a man whom fate has granted the power to save both Laurel and her children--if she can protect his identity long enough...\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreg Iles was born in 1960 in Germany, where his father ran the US Embassy medical clinic during the height of the Cold War. After graduating from the University of Mississippi in 1983, he performed for several years with the rock band Frankly Scarlet and is a member of the lit-rock group The Rock Bottom Remainders. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eSpandau Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e, a thriller about Nazi war criminal Rudolf Hess, was published in 1993 and became a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller. Iles went on to write numerous bestselling novels including \u003ci\u003eThird Degree\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTrue Evil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTurning Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBlood Memory\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Footprints of God\u003c\/i\u003e, the Natchez Burning trilogy, and \u003ci\u003e24 Hours\u003c\/i\u003e (released by Sony Pictures as \u003ci\u003eTrapped\u003c\/i\u003e, with full screenwriting credit for Iles). He lives in Natchez, Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 480\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.5 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700396036159,"sku":"9781982132262","price":13.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ca5d0875c5020789f50e8a848d40f4cf.webp?v=1765016585","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/third-degree-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}