{"product_id":"novaks-quest-9781732943391","title":"Novak's Quest","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): James H. Lewis\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: James H. Lewis, Author\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: James H. Lewis, Author\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Mystery \u0026amp; Detective - Police Procedural\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFormer Pittsburgh police detective Karol Novak came out of retirement to lead his borough's scandal-ridden police department. Having instituted sweeping reforms, Novak is ready to walk away. He hates small-town politics and wants to resume his search for the predator priest who preyed on him and his closest friend years before. A dying man's wish derails his plan, drawing him into the unsolved murder of a young woman two decades earlier. As the investigation unfolds, Novak and his team discover a similar unsolved murder. Are the two deaths related? Are they the work of a serial killer? While they work to answer these questions, Novak must also locate a three-year-old child who has disappeared without a trace. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA police procedural set in the Pittsburgh area. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the second Chief Novak novel by the author of \u003cem\u003eNovak's Mission\u003c\/em\u003e, praised by Reedsy Discovery as \"an entertaining and intriguing police mystery that will draw readers along a misty trail that reveals a hidden crime.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"James H. Lewis, Author","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45131531059351,"sku":"9781732943391","price":1094.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781732943391.webp?v=1767906255","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/novaks-quest-9781732943391","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}