{"product_id":"substantiated-michael-novian-9798237004472","title":"Substantiated","description":"\u003cp\u003eA killer is doing more than choosing victims.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe is building cases.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen two men are murdered in different jurisdictions, the deaths seem unrelated until packages arrive after each killing. Inside are old complaints, buried records, witness accounts, responses, and carefully written findings. Each file ends with the same determination: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSUBSTANTIATED.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Behavioral Crimes Response Group is brought in to find the connection. Jonah Rainer and his team soon realize the person behind the killings is not acting on rumor or rage. He researches accusations. He looks for evidence. He challenges claims that do not hold up. He gives the accused a chance to answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen he decides what happens next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs more cases surface, BCRG is pulled into a trail of institutional failures, wrongful accusations, concealed records, damaged families, and people who spent years trying to make someone listen. The deeper the team follows the evidence, the harder the distinction becomes between proving that someone did something wrong and deciding what they deserve for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the most dangerous thing about this killer is not that he ignores the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is that he believes he has earned the right to decide it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSUBSTANTIATED is a dark crime thriller about evidence, accountability, institutional failure, and what happens when one person decides the system's mistakes give him permission to become the final verdict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Novian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798237004472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Novian\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.14d","brand":"Michael Novian","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50848691945727,"sku":"9798237004472","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/substantiated-michael-novian-9798237004472","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}