{"product_id":"the-pledge-kathleen-kent-9780316280457","title":"The Pledge","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this \"instantly cinematic and completely compelling\" thriller (Hank Phillippi Ryan), Detective Betty has only two weeks to take down her deadliest rival--this time for good. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The terrific adrenaline punch you'd expect for the grand finale of Kathleen Kent's Edgar-nominated trilogy.\" --Julia Heaberlin \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThings are looking up for Detective Betty Rhyzyk. She's settled into a happy marriage and been promoted to Sergeant in the Dallas Police Department. But when a hostage stand-off puts her on the phone with legendary cartel leader The Knife, things take a turn. The Knife has heard a rival is making a play for the streets of Dallas--none other than Evangeline Roy. The matriarch of a ruthless cult, Evangeline also happens to hold a personal vendetta against Betty. So who better to draw Evangeline out of hiding? Betty's got two weeks to catch her. Or else. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith Betty's young charge Mary Grace already missing--having left her seven-month-old baby behind in Betty's care--and the drug dealers of Dallas donning strange red wigs and delivering cryptic messages, Betty's in a race for answers. With the clock ticking down, it will take everything she's got to finally put an end to Evangeline's reign of terror, and to keep her beloved Dallas--and her own family--safe at last. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"I read this book in a compulsive binge . . . Betty Rhyzyk won't soon be forgotten by crime readers.\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--Sarah Weinman, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Riveting.\"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A police procedural like none you've ever read.\" --Hank Phillippi Ryan \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A thrilling last dance with the formidable Betty Rhyzyk.\" --Steph Cha​ \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Detective Betty is one of my favorite queer characters in crime fiction. \u003ci\u003eThe Pledge\u003c\/i\u003e is fiery and propulsive.\"--Kristen Lepionka \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathleen Kent\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0316280453\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780316280457\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mulholland Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.00w x 1.50d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2021 pg. 2\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/23\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/10\/2021","brand":"Kathleen Kent","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44055297589503,"sku":"9780316280457","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8a8fc359-d2ec-4871-80bb-2ecfc5f42b59.jpg?v=1685034862","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-pledge-kathleen-kent-9780316280457","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}