{"product_id":"the-girl-in-the-motel-joe-court","title":"The Girl in the Motel (Joe Court)","description":"A detective is forced to confront the demons of her past while investigating the death of an old friend in the first novel of Chris Culver’s gripping Joe Court Series.\n\nDetective Mary Joe Court sleeps with a shotgun beside her bed and a loveable bullmastiff at her feet. For the past twelve years, she’s hidden from a nightmarish past, but with every passing day, her scars fade, and her heart grows lighter. Now, for the first time in her life, she looks forward to her future. She’s happy.\n\nThen she finds the body.\n\nSomeone shot the victim in her chest and left her to die in a cheap motel. Joe knew her well. She grew up with her. They were sisters, of a sort.\n\nTwelve years ago, the victim put a gangster in prison. Now that gangster’s out, and he’s looking to settle scores—Joe included.\n\nJoe has fought to leave her past behind. Now, she has to face it or lose everything she cares about. Because the killer hunting her will tear apart her carefully constructed life piece by piece until there’s nothing left.\n\nUnless Joe gets him first.\n\nThe Girl in the Motel is the first thrilling novel in New York Times’ bestselling author Chris Culver’s Joe Court series. If you like Michael Connelly, John Sandford, or James Patterson, you’ll love this series.\n\nCheck it out today!\n\nWhat Amazon readers say about The Girl in the Motel:\n\n \" Lots of twists and turns. A top notch read.\"\n\n \" Loved it. His characters just come to life for me.\"\n\n \"This is one twisted story. It grabs you from the start to the end. Will read all in this series. Wow great story.\"\n\n \" One of the best books I've read in a long time. The opening sucks you in and makes you immediately want to know more. The main character is interesting and fully developed, with a compelling backstory and fascinating personality, similar in many ways to Nevada James and Samantha Colt. I can't wait to read the next books in the series.\"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1730885497\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.1730885497.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Culver, Chris\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43868571631677,"sku":"BVV.1730885497.A","price":9.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/1730885497-0.jpg?v=1792620659","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-girl-in-the-motel-joe-court","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}