{"title":"Bruce Borgos","description":"\u003cp\u003eBruce Borgos crafts gripping crime and thriller novels that delve into complex characters and suspenseful plots. His stories, such as \u003cem\u003eShades of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Blue Horse\u003c\/em\u003e, combine psychological depth with fast-paced storytelling, keeping readers on edge until the final page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of tense, character-driven mysteries will appreciate Borgos's ability to weave atmospheric settings with intricate investigations. His work offers both thrilling twists and thoughtful exploration of human nature within the crime genre.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"shades-of-mercy-by-bruce-borgos-9781250387387","title":"Shades of Mercy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter a career in Army intelligence, Porter Beck is back in Nevada, doing the same lawman's job his father once did. His sparsely populated jurisdiction is usually very quiet. But on the night of July 4th, Sheriff Beck sees a strange light streak across the dark sky. He prays it won't crash in drought-stricken Lincoln County, where the wildfires are already burning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBut it does, and the resultant explosion triggers an avalanche of death and destruction in the high desert, impacting Beck's oldest friend, the community at large, even his sister, Brinley.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeck's search for answers leads him to a young girl that Brinley is mentoring, a sixteen-year-old tech-whiz, Mercy Vaughn, currently incarcerated at the local youth center. Despite all the assurances he's given, Beck senses the young hacker may be up to more than her jailers know and that she herself is more than she claims to be.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAnd it's not just Beck—a vicious Mexican drug cartel and a brutal foreign agent also have a stake in learning the truth behind the mask that is Mercy Vaughn. They are leaving a trail of destruction and death in their path.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eShades of Mercy\u003c\/em\u003e weaves a thrilling tale of suspense and intrigue as Beck navigates through layers of deception and danger to unravel the mystery of Mercy Vaughn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46761428287724,"sku":"9781250387387","price":50.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4788803482633.jpg?v=1756191632"},{"product_id":"the-blue-horse-by-bruce-borgos-9781250373908","title":"The Blue Horse","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA helicopter driving a controversial round-up of wild horses suddenly crashes and the pilot is found to have been shot. Then the person coordinating the round-up for the Bureau of Land Management is savagely murdered, buried up to her neck and then trampled to death by the very same wild horses. And there's no lack of suspects—with the wild horse advocacy group having sworn to protect the horse \u003cem\u003eAt Any Cost\u003c\/em\u003e! Now the state and federal agencies are showing up looking for answers or at least a scapegoat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSheriff Porter Beck has had better days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePorter Beck's new girlfriend, Detective Charlie Blue Horse, arrives to help with the investigation, which leads them to a Canadian Lithium mining operation near the round-up area that sets off Beck's mental alarm bells. Brinley, Beck's sister, is leading a group of troubled kids in a wilderness programme, when one of them, Rafa, bolts one night. When Brinley catches up to him, they're just outside the mine—in the wrong place, at the wrong time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith his personal life in turmoil, too many suspects and too many secrets, the feds pushing for a quick resolution, and his impetuous (if skilled) sister in the mix, one wrong step could be deadly for Porter Beck.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46761711632620,"sku":"9781250373908","price":69.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/4654013482633.jpg?v=1756195960"},{"product_id":"shades-of-mercy-by-bruce-borgos-9781250848093","title":"Shades of Mercy","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the usually quiet high desert of Nevada, Sheriff Porter Beck faces one of his greatest challenges—a series of unlikely, disturbing and increasingly deadly events of unknown origins.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePorter Beck is the sheriff in the high desert of Nevada, doing the same lawman’s job his father once did now that he's returned home after decades away. With his twelve-person department, they cover a large area that is usually very quiet, but not of late. One childhood friend is the latest to succumb to a new wave of particularly strong illegal opioids, and another childhood friend—now an enormously successful rancher—is targeted by a military drone, hacked and commandeered by an unknown source. The hacker is apparently local—local enough to call out Beck by name—and that means they are Beck's problem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeck's investigation leads him to Mercy Vaughn, the one known hacker in the area. The problem is that she's a teenager, locked up with no computer access at the secure juvenile detention centre. But there's something about Mercy that doesn't sit quite right with Beck. 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