{"product_id":"the-rosary-girls","title":"The Rosary Girls","description":"In his sleek, visceral novels \u003ci\u003eDeviant Way\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKiss of Evil, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Violet Hour, \u003c\/i\u003e Richard Montanari slammed into the suspense field like a force of nature. Now Montanari has written an astounding novel that pits two besieged detectives against a fiercely intelligent serial killer. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSprawling beneath the statue of William Penn, Philadelphia is a city of downtrodden crack houses and upscale brownstones. Somewhere in this concrete crazy quilt, one teenage Catholic girl is writing in her diary, another is pouring her heart out to a friend, and yet another is praying. And somewhere in this city is a man who wants these young women to make his macabre fantasy become reality. In a passion play of his own, he will take the girls-and a whole city-over the edge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eKevin Byrne is a veteran cop who already knows that edge: He's been living on it far too long. His marriage failing, his former partner wasting away in a hospital, and his heart lost to mad fury, Byrne loves to take risks and is breaking every rule in the book. And now he has been given a rookie partner. Jessica Balzano, the daughter of a famous Philly cop, doesn't want Byrne's help. But they will need each other desperately, since they've just caught the case of a lifetime: Someone is killing devout young women, bolting their hands together in prayer, and committing an abomination upon their otherwise perfect bodies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eByrne and Balzano spearhead the hunt for the serial killer, who leads them on a methodically planned journey. Suspects appear before them like bad dreams-and vanish just as quickly. And while Byrne's sins begin to catch up with him, and Balzano tries to solve the blood-splattered puzzle, the body count rises. Meanwhile, the calendar is approaching Easter and the day of the resurrection. When the last rosary is counted, a madman's methods will be revealed, and the final crime will be the one that hurts the most. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRelentlessly paced and vividly told, \u003ci\u003eThe Rosary Girls \u003c\/i\u003eis a smart, emotionally complex, fiercely gripping thriller from an author who takes chances, breaks new ground, and leaves readers haunted and moved long after the last page is turned.","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53020673048896,"sku":"9780345470966","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0982\/8912\/3648\/files\/imageloader_ebcc0e59-63fb-4741-a589-914c3836f347.jpg?v=1786631936","url":"https:\/\/silverstreetbooks.com\/products\/the-rosary-girls","provider":"silverstreetbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}