{"product_id":"the-shark-isbn-9781420155990","title":"The Shark","description":"\u003cb\u003eA state trooper’s teenage runaway past comes back to haunt her in the first of \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Mary Burton’s heart-stopping Forgotten Files Trilogy. Now in mass market paperback!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the grisly murder scene of a teen prostitute, Virginia state trooper Riley Tatum’s past roars back to haunt her. When she was a teenage runaway, she was kidnapped, drugged, and left unconscious on the streets. She has no memories of what happened, only strange recurring dreams of two men playing cards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFormer FBI agent Clay Bowman, Riley’s old flame, is Shield Security’s newest member. He’s plagued by the unsolved case of a serial killer nicknamed the Shark who murdered girls as part of a sadistic poker game. Only one girl survived. With the Shark now bent on settling that score, Clay has a chilling suspicion: Riley is the girl who escaped the Shark’s deadly amusement—and she is his next prey.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the Shark gets ready to play his hand, can Riley and Clay stop him―or will this killer finally claim the one who got away?\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003ePraise for Mary Burton:\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “[Mary Burton is] a sure bet for page-turning suspense coupled with titillating love scenes.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Chilling suspense starts promptly at the beginning, setting the steady clip for the unveiling of the suspects. Within this chills and thrills ride, there is romance, against the odds, that may develop under the right conditions.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eUSAToday.com\u003c\/b\u003e on \u003ci\u003eCover Your Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Burton’s trademark is providing the serial killer’s viewpoint without giving anything away, and by feeding the reader tiny details one at a time, she keeps the tension building.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Publishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eCover Your Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “If there’s a category of ‘page-turner,’ Burton would always end up on the top of that list…Fantastic work with never a dull moment for the reader.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Suspense Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eCover Your Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “With sharp detail, a nicely developed romance, and stellar plotting that distributes clues with chilling precision, Burton’s latest ‘lock your door and keep the lights on’ thriller beautifully kicks off her new series of four Nashville-set mysteries dealing with the Morgan Family.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e on\u003ci\u003e Cover Your Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A dark engaging mystery suspense…Rich dialogue, complex characters, and a well-plotted storyline provides us with a multi-layered whodunit that twists and turns with deception and misdirection.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—SmexyBooks \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCover Your Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “You can’t go wrong with romantic suspense from Mary Burton.” \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Pilot \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eon \u003ci\u003eCover Your Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eMary Burton\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of over thirty suspense novels including \u003ci\u003eThe Seventh Victim, Senseless, Merciless\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDying Scre\u003c\/i\u003eam. A member of International Thriller Writers, Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Novelists, Inc., and Romance Writers of America, Mary is known for creating multiple suspense stories connected by characters and\/or place. She is a recipient of the prestigious RITA® Award from the Romance Writers of America, a Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award-Finalist, and a \u003ci\u003eRT Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e' Critics Choice Award-nominee. A Virginia native, she is a graduate of the Henrico County Citizens Police Academy and the Richmond F.B.I. Citizen's Academy where she participated in Sisters in Crime's forensic university program. Readers can find her online at MaryBurton.com.","brand":"Zebra","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46302584897765,"sku":"NP9781420155990","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781420155990.jpg?v=1767741493","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-shark-isbn-9781420155990","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}