{"product_id":"a-measure-of-darkness-paperback","title":"A Measure of Darkness - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Kellerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJesse Kellerman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\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.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then the phone rings in the dead of night. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A wild party in a gentrifying East Bay neighborhood. A heated argument that spills into the street. Gunshots. Chaos. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e For 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Haunted 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eA Measure of Darkness\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\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 \u003ci\u003eCrime Scene \u003c\/i\u003ethat will leave readers wanting to see more of Edison.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Kellerman\u003c\/b\u003e is the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of more than forty crime novels, including the Alex Delaware series, \u003ci\u003eThe Butcher's Theater, Billy Straight, The Conspiracy Club, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTwisted, True Detectives, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Murderer's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e. With his wife, bestselling novelist Faye Kellerman, he co-authored \u003ci\u003eDouble Homicide \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Capital Crimes\u003c\/i\u003e. With his son, award-winning playwright and bestselling novelist Jesse Kellerman, he co-authored \u003ci\u003eCrime Scene, The Golem of Hollywood, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Golem of Paris\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of two children's books and numerous nonfiction works, including \u003ci\u003eSavage Spawn: Reflections on Violent Children \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e With Strings Attached: The Art and Beauty of Vintage Guitars\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won the Goldwyn, Edgar, and Anthony awards and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Psychological Association, and has been nominated for a Shamus Award. Jonathan and Faye Kellerman live in California, New Mexico, and New York. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJesse Kellerman\u003c\/b\u003e won the Princess Grace Award for best young American playwright and is the author of \u003ci\u003eSunstroke, Trouble \u003c\/i\u003e(nominated for the ITW Thriller Award for Best Novel), \u003ci\u003eThe Genius\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of the 2010 Grand Prix des Lectrices de \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Executor, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePotboiler\u003c\/i\u003e (nominated for the Edgar Award for Best Novel). He lives in California.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.4 x 4.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44301720780902,"sku":"9780399594656","price":17.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/dDBhN2NoN2tUdWxyaDFMSitVSmVmdz09.webp?v=1767441326","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-measure-of-darkness-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}