{"product_id":"the-last-whisper-of-innocence-jackie-l-smith-9798995928041","title":"The Last Whisper of Innocence: A Family Crime Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003eCyril Butterworth spent forty years fixing buildings for Kern County and fifteen years trying to fix his daughter. He kept a notebook - every dollar, every date, every prayer - hidden in the bottom drawer of his desk. The last entry read: \"$0 - God help me.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTwo weeks later, someone he trusted walked through his front door and killed him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Cyril's eldest son, Archie - a Marine veteran turned Wall Street trader - is arrested for the murder, the evidence is damning: no alibi, financial motive, and a sister who points the investigation straight at him. Facing life in prison for a crime he didn't commit, Archie calls the only people he trusts with his life - three fellow Marines who drop everything and come to Bakersfield to find the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat they uncover is a trail of meth money, motorcycle club violence, and a family secret that runs deeper than any of them imagined. At the center of it all is a daughter who gave away the key to her father's house - and a porch light that never stopped burning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Last Whisper of Innocence is a gripping family crime thriller about brotherhood, betrayal, addiction, and the devastating cost of silence - from the author of Brynn Thornwick: Guardian of the Crimson Crown and Atlas Drummond: Fragments of Deceit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jackie L. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995928041\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jackie L. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 348\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.03lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.78d","brand":"Jackie L. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852904640767,"sku":"9798995928041","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-last-whisper-of-innocence-jackie-l-smith-9798995928041","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}