{"product_id":"numbers-ron-finch-9798273573130","title":"Numbers","description":"It's 1939, the Second World War is ramping up in Europe, troops are marching through the streets of London, Ontario, and Detective Joel Franklin, speaker for the dead, is on the trail of a killer cult with an obsession for numbers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt all started innocently enough with a phone call from a man with a raspy voice, but an attempted murder at the sprawling, palatial Ontario Hospital for the Mentally Ill has raised concerns about the future safety of its target, Robert Van Stotten. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBobby arrived at the hospital weeks earlier, babbling numbers and claiming that mysterious figures from a shadowy cult were trying to kill him. Professional opinions are divided, but it turns out his fears were justified, even if his statements don't add up. Why is he asking for Det. Franklin, and how does Bobby know about Joel's ghostly friend, Walter? Joel had to find the missing variable in the equation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA second assault on the hospital leads to a nerve-racking game of human chess as Joel and the elusive leader of the Destiny cult try to outmanoeuvre each other. It will take all of Joel's wits, the help of multiple supernatural essences, and the combined power of several police agencies, to track down and bring the unscrupulous manipulator to justice. But will it be enough? The challenge seems to be growing exponentially. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNumbers\u003c\/i\u003e is the 15th book in the Joel Franklin Mystery series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ron Finch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798273573130\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.67d","brand":"Ron Finch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743027179775,"sku":"9798273573130","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/numbers-ron-finch-9798273573130","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}