{"product_id":"if-a-tree-falls-in-the-forest","title":"If a Tree Falls in the Forest (Short Story)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eCan justice be served across timelines?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFans of Gillian McAllister's \"Wrong Place, Wrong Time\" and the chilling Sally Field classic film, \"An Eye for an Eye\" will enjoy this gripping psychological thriller that explores the complexities of grief, the power of nature, and the unexpected ways justice can be served.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLisa Bates, a renowned String Theorist, stands in the wake of her daughter Amalie's brutal murder. Grief gives way to a chilling resolve—Lisa will face Amalie's killer, David Rucker Leeds, not for forgiveness, but for a far more intricate plan.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eRegular visits to Leeds on Death Row become a twisted dance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs Lisa delves into his past crimes, she conceals her true intentions beneath practiced stoicism and feigned friendship. She harbors a forbidden knowledge, a scientific theory about the manipulation of time itself that remains to be tested.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eCan Lisa rewrite the past, rewind fate, and bring her daughter back?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeneath the ominous shadow of a fallen wolf tree in the Appalachian wilderness, the scene of Leeds' crimes, a dark secret waits to be unearthed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eWill the unforgiving hand of fate rewrite history in a way Lisa can't control?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---------------------------\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e26 pp. | \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eA version of this \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eshort\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003estory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e originally appeared in the \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eStill of Winter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e anthology (Inky Bones Press).\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Readlaxing Books","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":46270116462814,"sku":"IATFITFEBDSSHOP","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":46270116495582,"sku":"TREEEBDSSHOP","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0712\/8475\/2606\/files\/IfaTreeFallseBookcoveronaplatter.png?v=1741628339","url":"https:\/\/www.79franklinpress.com\/products\/if-a-tree-falls-in-the-forest","provider":"79 Franklin Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}