{"product_id":"measure-of-darkness-hbpo","title":"A Measure of Darkness: A Novel (Clay Edison)","description":"\u003cp\u003eDeputy coroner Clay Edison goes to extreme lengths for a forgotten Jane Doe in the new thriller from a father-son team of bestselling authors who write “brilliant, page-turning fiction” (Stephen King).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“As for the keen sense of drama, it must be a genetic trait. . . . The Kellermans show compassion for the survivors, including conscientious officials like Edison.”—The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer star basketball player Clay Edison is busy. He’s solved a decades-old crime and redeemed an innocent man, earning himself a suspension in the process. Things are getting serious with his girlfriend. Plus his brother’s fresh out of prison, bringing with him a whole new set of complications.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the phone rings in the dead of night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA wild party in a gentrifying East Bay neighborhood. A heated argument that spills into the street. Gunshots. Chaos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor Clay and his fellow coroners, it’s the start of a long night and the first of many to come. The victims keep piling up. What begins as a community tragedy soon becomes lurid fodder for social media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen the smoke clears and the real mystery emerges—one victim’s death doesn’t match the others. Brutalized and abandoned, stripped of ID, and left to die: She is Jane Doe, a human question mark. And it falls to Clay to give her a name and a voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHaunted by the cruelty of her death, he embarks upon a journey into the bizarre, entering a hidden world where innocence and perversity meet and mingle. There, his relentless pursuit of the truth opens the gateway to a dark and baffling past—and brings him right into the line of fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for A Measure of Darkness\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Edison is an interesting protagonist, a good man for whom finding the truth is more important than anything else, including his own safety. He’s gentle and strong, compassionate and ruthless, methodical and impulsive. A strong sequel to Crime Scene that will leave readers wanting to see more of Edison.”—Booklist\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jonathan Kellerman, Jesse Kellerman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48229269405921,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0825\/0792\/3681\/files\/9780399594632.jpg?v=1784225337","url":"https:\/\/thefreckledpage.com\/products\/measure-of-darkness-hbpo","provider":"The Freckled Page","version":"1.0","type":"link"}