{"product_id":"diamond-cut-paperback","title":"Diamond Cut - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas B. Cavanagh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTo find a missing girl, Sandy must return to the insidious places she once worked tirelessly to escape\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSandy Corrigan used to be called Diamond. She used to live in an apartment with other girls like her, though she rarely slept there, instead spending her evenings in hotel rooms around Orlando with lonely, unfaithful men. That is, until the incident. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut despite the personal hell she endured, the nightmarish crisis saved her from a life spent in strangers' beds. Sandy now spends her evenings reading to her six-year-old son, Tyler, and her days working for her brother's private investigation business. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDespite severing all ties to her former life, a girl from her past reappears and asks Sandy to investigate the disappearance of a young call girl. Unsure of whether or not the girl is alive, and wary of the past traumas the investigation could bring to the surface, Sandy takes the case. What she doesn't expect to discover is a sordid web of corruption, sex, and murder, and she soon grows more entangled with each step she takes. Can she survive the horrors she thought she escaped years ago? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Sue Grafton and Lisa Gardner\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas B. Cavanagh\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning crime fiction author whose prior works include \u003ci\u003eHead Games, Prodigal Son\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMurderland\u003c\/i\u003e. Cavanagh holds a PhD in Texts \u0026amp; Technology from the University of Central Florida and is a graduate of the University of Miami Creative Writing program. Though he now works in higher education, Cavanagh spent many years writing popular children's television shows for Nickelodeon, The Disney Channel, and elsewhere before teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate level at a number of colleges and universities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Cavanagh is a recipient of the Florida Book Award Gold Medal for popular fiction and was named a finalist for the Shamus Award. He lives in Central Florida with his family and two quirky cats. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDiamond Cut\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is his latest novel.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.26 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41821172924551,"sku":"9781608095957","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/d882d5cd18938529951e762a30d6633f.webp?v=1734084901","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/diamond-cut-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}