{"product_id":"wicked-takes-the-witness-stand-mardi-link-9780472051694","title":"Wicked Takes the Witness Stand: A Tale of Murder and Twisted Deceit in Northern Michigan","description":"On a bitterly cold afternoon in December 1986, a Michigan State trooper found the frozen body of Jerry Tobias in the bed of his pickup truck. The 31-year-old oil field worker and small-time drug dealer was curled up on his side on the truck's bare metal, pressed against the tailgate, clad only in jeans, a checkered shirt, and cowboy boots. Inside the cab of the truck was a fresh package of expensive steaks from a local butcher shop--the first lead in a case that would be quickly lost in a thicket of bungled forensics, shady prosecution, and a psychopathic star witness out for revenge.\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning author Mardi Link's third book of Michigan true crime, \u003ci\u003eWicked Takes the Witness Stand\u003c\/i\u003e, unravels this mysterious and still unsolved case that sucked state police and local officials into a morass of perjury and cover-up and ultimately led to the separate conviction and imprisonment of five innocent men. This unbelievable story will leave the reader shocked and aching for justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mardi Link\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0472051695\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780472051694\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Michigan Regional\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.10d","brand":"Mardi Link","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051411271935,"sku":"9780472051694","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c12a8a6e-9c4d-477a-8d6e-62ef1cefcfc7.jpg?v=1685012936","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wicked-takes-the-witness-stand-mardi-link-9780472051694","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}