{"product_id":"the-last-altruist-richard-j-cass-9781952143786","title":"The Last Altruist: A Maine Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEveryone has a past. Some are willing to kill to keep it buried.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer Army CID investigator Ardmore Theberge returns to Portland, Maine, determined to start over after a violent incident ends his military career. His plan is simple: build a quiet business drawing hand-crafted maps and stay out of trouble.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut trouble finds him anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a powerful real estate developer is murdered inside a small stationery shop owned by Ardmore's new friend Rebekah Horvath, suspicion falls on her developmentally disabled son, Robbie. Before Ardmore can prove the boy's innocence, Robbie vanishes--turning a local tragedy into something far more dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Ardmore digs deeper, he uncovers a conspiracy reaching far beyond Portland. Two ambitious politicians are desperate to acquire Rebekah's properties, tied to a secret buried years earlier during her time in the Foreign Service overseas. And standing in Ardmore's way is Roger McGinty--the officer whose brutal actions in Iraq led to the confrontation that destroyed Ardmore's career.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow Ardmore must untangle a web of political corruption, old betrayals, and personal vendettas to find a missing boy and expose the truth--before his past catches up with him and another innocent life is lost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard J. Cass\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952143780\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952143786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Islandport Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Richard J. Cass","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48588487262463,"sku":"9781952143786","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-altruist-richard-j-cass-9781952143786","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}