{"product_id":"at-first-light-9781542026413","title":"At First Light","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Barbara Nickless\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Thomas \u0026amp; Mercer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Thomas \u0026amp; Mercer\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective - Police Procedural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRitual murder. Archaic clues. A visionary killer. In this heart-stopping novel by the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and Amazon Charts bestselling author of the Sydney Rose Parnell series, words can kill.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the muddy banks of the Calumet River, a body has been found posed next to a series of mysterious glyphs and bearing wounds from a ritualistic slaying. Chicago detective Addie Bisset knows only one man who can decipher the message left by the killer: her friend Dr. Evan Wilding. A brilliant forensic semiotician, Evan decodes the etchings as Viking Age runes. They suggest either human sacrifice or righteous punishment. But to what god? And for what sins?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly one thing is clear from the disturbing runic riddles: there are more victims to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Evan races to determine the identity of the Viking Poet, he and Addie uncover the killer's most terrifying secret yet: the motive. This startling discovery puts Evan's life in mortal danger, and verse by ancient verse, time is running out.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thomas \u0026 Mercer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45036009390231,"sku":"9781542026413","price":814.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781542026413.webp?v=1769212583","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/at-first-light-9781542026413","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}