{"product_id":"mckennas-guy","title":"McKenna's Guy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Edgar, Barry, and Shamus Award finalist Mike Lawson comes \u003cem\u003eMcKenna's Guy\u003c\/em\u003e, a fast-paced thriller full of secrets, lies, and betrayal.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen an intruder with murderous intent breaks into Roger Smith's modest home one night, the big brute gets more than he bargained for, ending up a bloody corpse staining Roger's carpet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWashington DC Detective Grace Lillinthal is summoned to the crime scene and marvels at the outcome. Why would anyone want to kill gray-haired Roger Smith? He's the picture of respectability-a widower devoted to his family, an amateur painter, and a civil servant who works at the Government Printing Office. When asked why he'd be a target, a clearly shaken Roger claims to be baffled.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut instinct tells Grace there's more to Roger's story, and when she learns that Roger-after killing his home invader and before calling the police-phoned John McKenna, she knows she's onto something. John McKenna is a disreputable character of the first order. He's the gregarious, larger-than-life owner of a local bar that's a notorious den of thieves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter one hired assassin fails, another's bound to show up. The clock is ticking for Roger and McKenna to find out who wants Roger dead and why-and suspects abound. Stubborn Grace is as determined to dig up Roger's secrets as he is to keep them hidden, and soon the investigation becomes a relentless game of cat-and-mouse. Even if Roger doesn't consider himself a criminal, as chaos takes hold of his world, survival requires that he think like one.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57520104866165,"sku":"9798228358188","price":29.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/mckennas-guy","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}