{"title":"Samantha Jayne Allen","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSamantha Jayne Allen\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts gripping narratives that plunge readers into the heart of suspense and intrigue. Her work, including titles like \u003cem\u003ePay Dirt Road\u003c\/em\u003e, explores complex characters entangled in dark secrets and unexpected twists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFans of Crime \u0026amp; Thriller will appreciate Allen’s skill in blending atmospheric settings with taut, fast-paced storytelling, creating tales that linger long after the final page is turned.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pay-dirt-road-by-samantha-jayne-allen-9781250882929","title":"Pay Dirt Road","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAnnie McIntyre\u003c\/em\u003e has a love\/hate relationship with Garnett, Texas.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRecently graduated from college and home waitressing, lacking not in ambition but certainly in direction, Annie is lured into the family business—a private investigation firm—by her supposed-to-be-retired grandfather, Leroy, despite the rest of the clan's misgivings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen a waitress at the café goes missing, Annie and Leroy begin an investigation that leads them down rural routes and haunted byways, to noxious-smelling oil fields and to the glowing neon of local honky-tonks. As Annie works to uncover the truth, she finds herself identifying with the victim in increasingly unsettling ways, and realises she must confront her own past—failed romances, a disturbing experience she'd rather forget, and the trick mirror of nostalgia itself—if she wants to survive this homecoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Macmillan Publishers New Zealand Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48243624607980,"sku":"9781250882929","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781250882929-pay-dirt-road-1.jpg?v=1787987235"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/samantha-jayne-allen.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}