{"product_id":"immortal-paperback-4","title":"Immortal - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDean Crawford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A combination of mystery, suspense, and unspeakable horror\" (R.L. Stine), this bone-chilling thriller\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eexplores the question: What price would you pay for eternal life?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWOULD YOU KILL TO LIVE FOREVER? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When the body of a gunshot victim rolls into the Santa Fe morgue, it should be a d ay like any other for medical investigator Lillian Cruz. Yet upon examination, the corpse appears to be more than a hundred years old with smallpox scars, and an odd wound protrudes from the victim's leg. Lodged in the femur, under decrepit scar tissue, is a bullet shaped like a musket ball. The bullet looks like it was fired during the Civil War and had remained in the victim's leg ever since. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRattled by the discovery, Cruz instructs her assistant to take specimens to the state authorities immediately and not to tell a soul about it. Minutes after the assistant leaves, the lights go dark in the morgue and Cruz is kidnapped. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Defense Intelligence Agency calls in former war correspondent Ethan Warner and his partner, Nicola Lopez, to discreetly investigate the disappearance. And very quickly, a relatively simple case turns into something much more sinister. With each new lead they uncover, Warner and Lopez are inadvertently bringing a warped and dangerous individual closer to achieving a catastrophic goal: immortality.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 399\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 14, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42153883861127,"sku":"9781451686180","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/e3061e9f6e27e7528c5ad9b620357aa0.webp?v=1733225100","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/immortal-paperback-4","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}