{"product_id":"vermilion-drift-9781439153871b","title":"Vermilion Drift","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSome nights, Corcoran O’Connor dreams his father’s death.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWilliam Kent Krueger’s gripping tale of suspense begins with a recurring nightmare, a gun, and a wound in the earth so deep and horrific that it has a name: Vermilion Drift.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen the Department of Energy puts an underground iron mine on its short list of potential sites for storage of nuclear waste, a barrage of protest erupts in Tamarack County, Minnesota, and Cork is hired as a security consultant.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeep in the mine during his first day on the job, Cork stumbles across a secret room that contains the remains of six murder victims. Five appear to be nearly half a century old—connected to what the media once dubbed \"The Vanishings,\" a series of unsolved disappearances in the summer of 1964, when Cork’s father was sheriff in Tamarack County. But the sixth has been dead less than a week. What’s worse, two of the bodies—including the most recent victim—were killed using Cork’s own gun, one handed down to him from his father.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs Cork searches for answers, he must dig into his own past and that of his father, a well-respected man who harbored a ghastly truth. Time is running out, however. New threats surface, and unless Cork can unravel the tangled thread of clues quickly, more death is sure to come.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVermilion Drift\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful novel, filled with all the mystery and suspense for which Krueger has won so many awards. A poignant portrayal of the complexities of family life, it’s also a sobering reminder that even those closest to our hearts can house the darkest—and deadliest—of secrets.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42820538794064,"sku":"9781439153871B","price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781439153871-l.jpg?v=1785880145","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/vermilion-drift-9781439153871b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}