{"product_id":"mckennas-guy-mike-lawson-9798228358188","title":"McKenna's Guy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Edgar, Barry, and Shamus Award finalist Mike Lawson comes \u003ci\u003eMcKenna's Guy\u003c\/i\u003e, a fast-paced thriller full of secrets, lies, and betrayal.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an intruder with murderous intent breaks into Roger Smith's modest home one night, the big brute gets more than he bargained for, ending up a bloody corpse staining Roger's carpet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWashington, DC, Detective Grace Lillinthal is summoned to the crime scene and marvels at the outcome. Why would anyone want to kill gray-haired Roger Smith? He's the picture of respectability--a widower devoted to his family, an amateur painter, and a civil servant who works at the Government Printing Office. When asked why he'd be a target, a clearly shaken Roger claims to be baffled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut instinct tells Grace there's more to Roger's story, and when she learns that Roger--after killing his home invader and before calling the police--phoned John McKenna, she knows she's onto something. John McKenna is a disreputable character of the first order. He's the gregarious, larger-than-life owner of a local bar that's a notorious den of thieves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter one hired assassin fails, another's bound to show up. The clock is ticking for Roger and McKenna to find out who wants Roger dead and why--and suspects abound. Stubborn Grace is as determined to dig up Roger's secrets as he is to keep them hidden, and soon the investigation becomes a relentless game of cat and mouse. Even if Roger doesn't consider himself a criminal, as chaos takes hold of his world, survival requires that he think like one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mike Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798228358188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blackstone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Mike Lawson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48066718073087,"sku":"9798228358188","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c95b134-4111-439e-a2a1-4e86acc8ab84.jpg?v=1768680087","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mckennas-guy-mike-lawson-9798228358188","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}