{"product_id":"dirty-metal-hardcover","title":"Dirty Metal - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAllison Lamothe\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Standout debut. . . LaMothe is a startling and original talent.\" --CrimeReads\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNew York City, 1992. The city is rough. Parker Snow is rougher.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eParker Snow is the best crime reporter at her tabloid, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Street.\u003c\/i\u003e Or at least she was. Since a colossal screwup landed her on the sidelines, she's been demoted to covering the Russian mob that's flooded Brighton Beach after the fall of the USSR. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Parker stumbles on the body of a 20-year-old woman in Brooklyn with no witnesses or suspects, the cops want to write off as just another pin in the crime map. But Parker doesn't buy it--especially when a second woman turns up dead under nearly identical circumstances, this time in Chinatown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWill Parker stay in her lane? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDoubtful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow she's running down two stories at once: a simmering mafia turf war, and a possible serial murderer stalking the city. Fighting the pull of the little orange pill bottle she always has in her pocket, Parker will stop at nothing to find out the truth. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat is, if her demons--or the killer--don't get to her first. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eA CrimeReads 2026 Most Anticipated Thriller \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"A bold debut befitting its bold heroine.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review) \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"A razor-sharp debut.\" -- Lauren Nossett, ITW Thriller Award-winning author \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Vibrating with heart, grit, and an uncompromising moral clarity.\" -- Alafair Burke, \u003ci\u003eNYT\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAllison LaMothe\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer based in Miami by way of New York. After studying French and English with a concentration in poetry writing at the University of Virginia, she spent a year in Russia before moving on to New York City. When not writing or reading three books at a time she can generally be found in the dance studio, in the kitchen, or under water. \u003ci\u003eDirty Metal \u003c\/i\u003eis her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.14 x 9.34 x 6.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 03, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45461006483500,"sku":"9781250382528","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/cg2LVhaoHS9781250382528.webp?v=1781781940","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/dirty-metal-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}