{"product_id":"calaveras-a-thrilling-suspense-novel-paperback","title":"Calaveras: A Thrilling Suspense Novel - Paperback","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\u003eLisa Michelle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA mother's love. A buried lie. She'll tear down the whole town to protect her own.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Rancher Kate Dunnigan has always believed in hard justice. But when her pregnant daughter, Emma Lee, is accused of killing her husband and disappears, Kate's world implodes. Emma Lee is desperate, traumatized, and on the run. And the more Kate digs into her son-in-law's death, the more dirt she uncovers: betrayal, festering grudges, and a brutal history someone will kill to keep buried.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hunted by local law and shadowed by a past that won't stay quiet, Kate will do anything to protect her daughter--even if that means laying her own life on the line. But in Calaveras, justice has sharp teeth, and not everyone wants the truth to rise.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eCalaveras\u003c\/em\u003e is a psychological crime thriller set in the ruthless hills of Calaveras County. In this second installment of the Calaveras series, family secrets fester, justice bites back, and one mother's fight could tear everything apart.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e_________________________________________\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Praise for \u003cem\u003eCalaveras\u003c\/em\u003e: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ \"\"Every time you think you know what's next, another crazy twist keeps you guessing!\"\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ \"\"A gash or two above the average thriller, \u003cem\u003eCalaveras\u003c\/em\u003e has scene after scene that exceeds expectations.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ \"\"Lisa Michelle knows the people of Calaveras--their quirks, their dialogue, and the chemistry of those who live in rural towns.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ \"\"The lengths Kate goes to to protect her daughter is a struggle I hope I never experience but something I think most mothers would do.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ \"\"Calaveras grabs your attention from the first page.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ \"\"This story has intrigue, mystery, heartbreak, surprising turns, the depth of a mother's love, and a little woo-woo thrown in.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ \"\"It's a county that, in its own charming way, seems to stay 50 years in the past--captured expertly by someone who knows its secrets.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ \"\"This is a fascinating story, unlike any I have ever read, and I read a lot.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ \"\"A twisted love story unfolds in the bucolic splendor of Northern California's Calaveras County.\"\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ \"\"I was on the edge of my seat anxiously awaiting to see what was going to happen next.\"\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning screenwriter, filmmaker, and bestselling author \u003cb\u003eLisa Michelle\u003c\/b\u003e traded rodeo spurs for hiking boots three decades ago. Her debut thriller Calaveras became an Amazon instant bestseller, launching the successful Blue Mountain and the Calaveras Crime Series. After being snowbound without electricity during winter 2023, she penned \u003ci\u003eThe Lonesome Dark\u003c\/i\u003e. Her recently released and only work of nonfiction, \u003ci\u003eTrue Nature: Hidden in the High Sierra\u003c\/i\u003e, earned a PenCraft Best Book Award. This former rodeo cowgirl and mother of two feeds her creative fuel with long wilderness hikes, raging snowstorms, and fly fishing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 28, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67694802010335,"sku":"9781036707170","price":21.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/YENT1Tag-m9781036707170.webp?v=1790581909","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/calaveras-a-thrilling-suspense-novel-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}