{"product_id":"lie-to-me-paperback","title":"Lie to Me - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eD. S. Butler\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAs soon as he picks up the phone, Arnie knows something is terribly wrong. 'We've found him. Damon's finally been found.' For thirty-five years, DS Arnie Hodgson believed his childhood friend was dead. But he didn't die back then. He was murdered yesterday.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDS Karen Hart's heart breaks for her colleague as she joins the investigation, but soon the case takes a darker turn. Burned into Damon's chest is a vivid scarlet mark--a Victorian branding iron shaped like a scythe. \u003cb\u003eWhy did Damon vanish that night? And why has someone killed him now?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Karen and Arnie track down his old friends in the small coastal town of Humberston, they become sure answers lie buried in Arnie's past; they were all together at the fairground that summer night thirty-five years ago when Damon disappeared. And when the detectives uncover another body, it's clear someone will kill to keep their secrets buried.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen another person close to Arnie is brutally murdered--with the same vivid scarlet mark seared into their skin. And when a driver tries to run Arnie down in a car, he must finally confront a terrifying question: \u003cb\u003eis one of his old friends a killer? And if so, can he bring them to justice before they turn on him next?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(c) 2026 by D. S. Butler, all rights reserved.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 427\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.73 x 5.24 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 08, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68374841458909,"sku":"9781662535758","price":20.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ZFCgRmtUO9781662535758.webp?v=1793544715","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/lie-to-me-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}