{"product_id":"who-lies-in-wait-brenda-chapman-9781069184221","title":"Who Lies in Wait","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou can run, but you can't hide ... forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a cold January evening, Detective Liam Hunter and his partner are called to investigate the discovery of a woman's body in the woods on the outskirts of Ottawa. She's the missing fiancée of a wealthy businessman twice her age who claims to know nothing about her murky past.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat same evening, a young woman escapes from a downtown condo where she's been held captive. Eighteen-year-old Sara McGowan takes the fleeing woman under her wing, only to become the target of the trafficking ring desperate to get her back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, reporter Ella Tate is attempting to track down an anonymous source who claims to have evidence of illegal activity that implicates people in high positions - people who will do anything to protect their reputations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe stakes mount and lives collide as Hunter and Tate desperately work to solve a murder with tentacles more far-reaching than either can imagine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe question is: who will survive this web of secrets unscathed?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReviews: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Who Lies in Wait, Brenda Chapman's riveting new Hunter and Tate mystery, opens at night in a frozen forest outside Ottawa. You can almost feel the frost as Detective Liam Hunter and his partner view the body of a murdered woman. Chapman's evocation of winter is so vivid that it's almost a character. The story is littered with red herrings and unexpected twists. This compulsively readable tale will keep you up past your bedtime as you try to unravel the mesmerizing mystery.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- Don Butler, author of Norman's Conquest\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With WHO LIES IN WAIT, Brenda Chapman's fourth novel in her Hunter and Tate mystery series, the Ottawa author has crafted a twisty, expertly plotted page turner, grounded in a wonderfully evocative sense of place, with richly developed characters that confirm Chapman's place as one of Canada's doyennes of crime fiction.\" \u003cstrong\u003e- John Delacourt, author of The Black State\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The story is complex and compelling while further developing the various characters and their arcs. So, well done!\" \u003cstrong\u003e- Allister Thompson, Editor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brenda Chapman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1069184225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781069184221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Ivy Bay Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 340\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Booklife Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/14\/2025","brand":"Brenda Chapman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46906699874559,"sku":"9781069184221","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c5188e24-1538-413b-86b6-7aa2f5d2acfb.jpg?v=1748771169","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/who-lies-in-wait-brenda-chapman-9781069184221","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}