{"product_id":"at-first-light-barbara-nickless-9781542026413","title":"At First Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRitual murder. Archaic clues. A visionary killer. In this heart-stopping novel by the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and Amazon Charts bestselling author of the Sydney Rose Parnell series, words can kill.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the muddy banks of the Calumet River, a body has been found posed next to a series of mysterious glyphs and bearing wounds from a ritualistic slaying. Chicago detective Addie Bisset knows only one man who can decipher the message left by the killer: her friend Dr. Evan Wilding. A brilliant forensic semiotician, Evan decodes the etchings as Viking Age runes. They suggest either human sacrifice or righteous punishment. But to what god? And for what sins?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly one thing is clear from the disturbing runic riddles: there are more victims to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Evan races to determine the identity of the Viking Poet, he and Addie uncover the killer's most terrifying secret yet: the motive. This startling discovery puts Evan's life in mortal danger, and verse by ancient verse, time is running out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Nickless\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1542026415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781542026413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas \u0026amp; Mercer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 377\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.40w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/25\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021 pg. 71","brand":"Barbara Nickless","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44054992486655,"sku":"9781542026413","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad6012ae-78fb-4036-b88a-9fcef8a0af04.jpg?v=1685033163","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/at-first-light-barbara-nickless-9781542026413","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}