{"product_id":"the-second-story-rob-howard-9798259457720","title":"The Second Story: Book 2: Frank Merchant Mystery Series - RealEstateMystery.com","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSome help costs more than you can afford to pay.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrank Merchant has built a second life. The retired Knox County detective, turned Knoxville real estate agent, has a wife he loves, a baby on the way, and a renovated building on Broadway he shares with his business partners. For the first time in a long time, the future feels solid.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen his world starts to burn.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA home inspection in South Knoxville turns up bones in a crawl space. It might be the unfinished case that has tormented Frank in retirement - one of his \"Greatest Misses.\" His business partner Adam reveals he's borrowed money from the wrong people, and Merchant \u0026amp; Moore is collateral. When Frank calls in an old favor from a shadowy government operative named Isaac Johnson, the \"help\" arrives as fire, smoke, and a wife unconscious on a gurney.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat unfolds is bigger than a single case. A multi-generational conspiracy that owns the paper trail to half of East Tennessee, and a man who would rather see Frank's whole world burn than let the BIGGER secrets surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo survive, Frank will need every friend he has: his old partner Russ, the unstoppable PI Peters, a freshman Congresswoman with a prosecutor's instincts, and new friends who are incapable of leaving a Stone unturned.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Second Story\u003c\/i\u003e is the second novel in the Frank Merchant Mystery series - a love letter to Knoxville, Tennessee, and an edge of your seat page turner. Nothing is simple - but some call for the fight of your life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Second Story\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Frank Merchant Mystery\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eFollowing\u003c\/i\u003e Principles of Real Estate and Murder\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Howard\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798259457720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/30\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d","brand":"Rob Howard","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49173223112959,"sku":"9798259457720","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-second-story-rob-howard-9798259457720","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}