{"product_id":"mississippi-blue-42-by-eli-cranor-9781035428335","title":"Mississippi Blue 42","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEli Cranor is that rare writer who can make you gasp, cry and cheer often in the same paragraph\u003c\/b\u003e — S. A. COSBY\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpecial Agent Rae Johnson grew up on football fields alongside her father, a national-championship-winning coach. Which is exactly why she was chosen to investigate the illicit money flowing into the University of Central Mississippi's football program. But her case takes a dire turn when UCM's star quarterback is flung off a college bar's roof and lands on a bag full of money.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHoping to turn a routine fraud case into a career-defining bust, Rae ingratiates herself with the fans, coaches, players, and politicians who make up the university's complex social hierarchy. With rumours of corruption rustling through the kudzu vines, Rae soon realises there's more to the game than what she'd learned as a child. And in order to win, she'll have to put all her father's lessons to the ultimate test.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMississippi Blue 42\u003c\/em\u003e is a thrilling blend of crime and suspense, twisting through the murky world of college football corruption.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Eli Cranor:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cb\u003eA gritty, authentic triumph, one howling to be turned into a film or TV series\u003c\/b\u003e — FINANCIAL TIMES\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAtmospheric and tense thriller that has TV series written all over it\u003c\/b\u003e — THE SUN\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSouthern noir at its finest, a cauldron of terrible choices and even more terrible outcomes\u003c\/b\u003e — NEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCranor's characters bristle with desperation and frustrated masculinity, a volatile cauldron of emotion that brings tension to every page\u003c\/b\u003e — STEPH CHA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNot to be missed.\u003c\/b\u003e — MEGAN ABBOTT\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA major work from a bright, young talent\u003c\/b\u003e — USA TODAY\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47461174018284,"sku":"9781035428335","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781035428335-mississippi-blue-42.jpg?v=1774961073","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/mississippi-blue-42-by-eli-cranor-9781035428335","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}