{"product_id":"hard-rain-9781250863812","title":"Hard Rain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Tony Hillerman Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePay Dirt Road\u003c\/i\u003e comes \u003ci\u003eHard Rain, \u003c\/i\u003e Samantha Jayne Allen's mesmerizing next novel set in a hardscrabble Texas town dealing with disaster. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn shock and found clinging to a tree branch, Bethany Richter is pulled from thrashing floodwaters that have decimated the town of Garnett, Texas and killed a dozen others. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSix months after solving the murder of a local waitress, Annie McIntyre is working as an apprentice P.I. when she's handed her first solo case: uncover the identity of the man who rescued Bethany before he was swept downriver. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Annie's search turns up a different victim--shot dead, not drowned--Annie questions if the hero they seek is actually a killer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFlexing her new skills while relying on the wisdom of her eccentric, ex-cop grandfather, the case leads Annie into a web of drug dealers, preachers, and wayward drifters trying to make sense of life after a disaster. Annie's own convictions are put to the ultimate test as long-held secrets, corruption, and violence are exposed like the ruin that lies beneath receding waters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Samantha Jayne Allen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/18\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.16lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.51h x 6.44w x 1.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250863812\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2023 pg. 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSAMANTHA JAYNE ALLEN has an MFA in fiction from Texas State University. Her writing has been published in \u003ci\u003eEllery Queen's Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Common\u003c\/i\u003e, and Electric Literature. Raised in small towns in Texas and California, she now lives with her husband and daughter in Atlanta. \u003ci\u003eHard Rain\u003c\/i\u003e is her second novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40806177702003,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":31.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_08b32e03-b4e9-446a-8af3-e124e76df119.jpg?v=1682686983","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/hard-rain-9781250863812","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}