{"product_id":"the-midnight-assassin","title":"The Midnight Assassin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Texas Institute of Letters's Carr P. Collins Award\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eBook Riot's\u003c\/i\u003e Best Books of the Year\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn nineteenth-century Austin, Texas, a ruthless murderer terrorized the city in what would soon become a story more shocking than any fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the late 1800s, just as Austin was on the cusp of emerging from an isolated western outpost into a truly cosmopolitan metropolis, a series of brutal murders rocked the burgeoning city and shook it to its core. At the time, the concept of a serial killer was unknown and unimaginable, but the murders continued, the killer became more brazen, and the citizens' panic reached a fever pitch. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than a decade, \u003ci\u003eTexas Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e journalist Skip Hollandsworth has researched this gripping tale of murder and madness that plays out like a well-crafted whodunit. With vivid historical detail and novelistic flair, Hollandsworth's \u003ci\u003eThe Midnight Assassin: The Hunt for America's First Serial Killer\u003c\/i\u003e brings this terrifying saga to life.","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67621438685427,"sku":"9781250118493","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/7432\/5312\/files\/imageloader_58bfa1d7-297e-4661-b7c2-3d0cad258943.jpg?v=1790944137","url":"https:\/\/letterpressplay.mom\/products\/the-midnight-assassin","provider":"Letterpress PLAY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}