{"product_id":"crossroad-isbn-9781643852805","title":"Crossroad","description":"\u003cb\u003eOn a desolate road in the Oregon high desert, an apprentice mortician stumbles upon a horrific car crash--and into a vortex of treachery, long-buried secrets, and growing menace.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMelisende Dulac is a fish out of water after relocating from the East Coast to a small community in the Oregon high desert. But just as she's beginning to think of Barlow County as home, her life takes an ominous turn when she comes upon a grisly multiple car wreck and three shattered bodies on an isolated road outside of town. Near the scene, Melisende trips over a fourth body, that of a newborn girl lying a physics-defying distance from the wreckage. There is no one to claim the infant, nor a clear indication she was even part of the accident.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe crash offers plenty of opportunities for an apprentice mortician--but when the victims' bodies are stolen from her family's mortuary, Melisende is branded suspect number one. Then, Portland lawyer Kendrick Pride arrives on the scene on behalf of one of the victim's families--or so he says--and Melisende begins to see that there's much more to this enigmatic figure than meets the eye.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the shadows gather and the mystery deepens, Melisende must race to find the truth--or be swallowed by the darkness.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCrossroad\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cameron keeps the surprises coming. This pulse-pounding tale begs to be read in one sitting.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A stellar foundation...\u003ci\u003eCrossroad \u003c\/i\u003eis marked by dark humor, grace and seeds of connections that hopefully signal a path to more Melisende Dulac.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCrossroad \u003c\/i\u003eis an immersive read and a you-are-there page turner.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Karen Harper, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eDark Storm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dark, funny, and truly mysterious...I loved her from the very first page.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Victoria Helen Stone, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eJane Doe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCrossroad\u003c\/i\u003e offers up twist after delicious twist. Readers will root for the prickly and exceedingly relatable mortician-in-training Melisende Dulac.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Tiffany Quay Tyson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Past is Never \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThree Rivers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Gripping and darkly comic...Packed with unusual and enthralling characters, and set in a wonderful, fully-realized, high desert milieu, \u003ci\u003eCrossroad\u003c\/i\u003e had me hooked from page one.\" \u003cbr\u003e—Owen Laukkanen, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Forgotten Girls \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Watcher in the Wall\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Cameron deploys cliffhangers with a master’s touch, and renders his fictional Barlow County so vividly, you can almost smell the desert sage...He and I will be returning for years to come.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Chris Holm, Anthony Award winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Killing Kind\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"A richly drawn background contextualizes the mystery's melancholy, with bursts of humor emerging like sun through clouds.\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e—Kirkus Reviews \u003c\/i\u003eWhen he's not tending his chickens, \u003cb\u003eW. H. Cameron\u003c\/b\u003e shapes unruly words into captivating people caught in harrowing situations. As Bill Cameron he's the author of the critically-acclaimed Skin Kadash mysteries. His stories have appeared in \u003ci\u003eAlfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, Portland Noir\u003c\/i\u003e, Lee Child's \u003ci\u003eFirst Thrills\u003c\/i\u003e anthology, and more. His work has been nominated for the Left Coast Crime Rocky Award, the CWA Short Story Dagger, and multiple times for the Spotted Owl, which he won for \u003ci\u003eCounty Line\u003c\/i\u003e. His YA mystery \u003ci\u003eProperty of the State \u003c\/i\u003ewas named one of \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of 2016: Teen.","brand":"Crooked Lane Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302043439333,"sku":"NP9781643852805","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781643852805.jpg?v=1767724298","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/crossroad-isbn-9781643852805","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}