{"product_id":"the-cost-of-survival-michael-k-zimmerli-9798991380836","title":"The Cost of Survival: A Blue Bridge Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImagine a father who hates his grown sons so much, he pits them against each other in a winner-take-all, fight-to-the-death for his estate. Add greed-and stir.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrivate investigator Jimmy Favreaux just wanted a peaceful vacation in the northern Minnesota lake country. But the moment he unpacks, the past comes calling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jimmy? I need your help. This is Marsha Little. I hear the sheriff's department is after me because they found Jacob's body in the lake.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I'm so sorry to hear-\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe cuts him off, her voice tight, urgent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"They found Jacob's body in the lake, but... that's not where I left him.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow wide awake and pulled back into the chaos, Jimmy enlists the help of his trusted partner and girlfriend, Wendi, and an old friend, retired attorney Porter \"Vandy\" Vandriesen. Together, they unravel a twisted legacy of resentment, betrayal, and cold-blooded ambition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot everyone wants the inheritance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut someone wants it badly enough to kill-and already has.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFamily ties snap. Secrets rise. And in a place where everyone has something to hide, the price of survival might be death.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Cost of Survival - \u003c\/b\u003eThe latest installment in the \u003ci\u003eBlue Bridge Mysteries\u003c\/i\u003e-a smart, suspenseful small-town noir where family loyalty has an expiration date. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Blood isn't thicker than money\" Groucho Marx\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael K. Zimmerli\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798991380836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Marshgrass Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/12\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.93d","brand":"Michael K. Zimmerli","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48487450673407,"sku":"9798991380836","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d73e8ca1-4766-4fa3-a439-d3d559d5b717.jpg?v=1778060541","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-cost-of-survival-michael-k-zimmerli-9798991380836","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}