{"product_id":"the-prophet-paperback-18","title":"The Prophet - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Koryta\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAdam Austin hasn't spoken to his brother in years. When they were teenagers, their sister was abducted and murdered, and their devastated family never recovered. Now Adam keeps to himself, scraping by as a bail bondsman, working so close to the town's criminal fringes that he sometimes seems a part of them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Kent Austin is the beloved coach of the local high school football team, a religious man and hero in the community. After years of near misses, Kent's team has a shot at the state championship, a welcome point of pride in a town that has had its share of hardships. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Just before playoffs begin, the town and the team are thrown into shock when horrifically, impossibly, another teenage girl is found murdered. As details emerge that connect the crime to the Austin brothers, the two must confront their buried rage and grief-and unite to stop a killer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Michael Koryta, widely hailed as one of the most exciting thriller authors at work today, has written his greatest novel ever -- an emotionally harrowing, unstoppably suspenseful novel that Donald Ray Pollock has called \"one of the sharpest and superbly plotted crime novels I've read in my life.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Koryta\u003c\/b\u003e (pronounced ko-ree-ta) is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of nine novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Prophet\u003c\/i\u003e. His last three novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Ridge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cypress House\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSo Cold the River\u003c\/i\u003e were all \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e notable books and nominated for several national and international awards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In addition to winning the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize, his novel \u003ci\u003eEnvy the Night\u003c\/i\u003e was selected as a Reader's Digest condensed book. Koryta's work has been translated into more than twenty languages. A former private investigator and newspaper reporter, Koryta graduated from Indiana University with a degree in criminal justice. He currently lives in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Bloomington, Indiana.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.7 x 9.1 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 07, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLarge Print:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44409582780551,"sku":"9780316224208","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/dUJpeWhuUXdXRkpVc3BSTTVubWFWZz09.webp?v=1775346574","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-prophet-paperback-18","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}