{"product_id":"life-without-parole","title":"Life Without Parole by Viets, Elaine","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFans of J.A. Jance and Lisa Gardner will love this exploration of the little-known job of death investigator in small-town Missouri where Angela Richman finds herself investigating the lives and secrets of the one percenters in Chouteau Forest.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChouteau Forest's wealthy are being targeted by the Ghost Burglars, who've carried out twelve burglaries over two weeks. So far, there's been no bloodshed . . . until Tom Lockridge is brutally slain inside his marble mansion during the latest raid. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAngela Richman, death investigator for Chouteau County, is called to assess the scene and the body by Detective Jace Budewitz. As they investigate, Jace becomes obsessed with proving the Ghost Burglars weren't involved in the murder. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan the burglars be ruled out so easily? Is there more to Cynthia Lockridge, Tom's wife, seeking solace in the arms of the ambitious local lawyer Wesley Desloge? What about Tom's long-suffering daughter, or his loose-lipped housekeeper or office manager? Everyone is keeping secrets, but whose erupted into violence that fateful night?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elaine Viets\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Severn House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/28\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.43h x 5.43w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780298276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eElaine Viets \u003c\/b\u003ereturned to her hardboiled roots with her Angela Richman, Death Investigator series. \u003ci\u003eLife Without Parole\u003c\/i\u003e is the latest, following on from \u003ci\u003eDeath Grip\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Star Is Dead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFire and Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBrain Storm\u003c\/i\u003e, and the novella \u003ci\u003eIce Blonde\u003c\/i\u003e. Elaine has thirty-four bestselling mysteries in four series. A St Louis native, Elaine took the Medicolegal Death Investigator Training Course for forensic professionals at St Louis University, and has won the Agatha, Anthony and Lefty Awards. Elaine lives in Fort Lauderdale with her husband, writer and reviewer Don Crinklaw.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Severn House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43657671377049,"sku":"9781780298276","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0572\/3367\/0297\/files\/img_7f39a45a-6699-43f3-a0b2-2087ab514446.jpg?v=1724516002","url":"https:\/\/bookmarksretail.store\/products\/life-without-parole","provider":"Bookmarks Retail","version":"1.0","type":"link"}