{"product_id":"the-better-part-of-darkness-paperback","title":"The Better Part of Darkness - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKelly Gay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e Atlanta: it's the promised city for the off-worlders, foreigners from the alternate dimensions of heaven-like Elysia and hell-like Charbydon. Some bring good works and miracles. And some bring unimaginable evil.... \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Charlie Madigan is a divorced mother of one, and a kick-ass cop trained to take down the toughest human and off-world criminals. She's recently returned from the dead after a brutal attack, an unexplained revival that has left her plagued by ruthless nightmares and random outbursts of strength that make doing her job for Atlanta P.D.'s Integration Task Force even harder. Since the Revelation, the criminal element in Underground Atlanta has grown, leaving Charlie and her partner Hank to keep the chaos to a dull roar. But now an insidious new danger is descending on her city with terrifying speed, threatening innocent lives: a deadly, off-world narcotic known as ash. Charlie is determined to uncover the source of ash before it targets another victim -- but can she protect those she loves from a force more powerful than heaven and hell combined?\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKelly Gay is a \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and the critically acclaimed creator of the Charlie Madigan urban fantasy series. She is a multipublished author with works translated into several languages. She is a two-time RITA nominee, an ARRA nominee, a Goodreads Choice Awards finalist, and a SIBA Book Award Long List finalist. Kelly is also a recipient of the North Carolina Arts Council's Fellowship Grant in Literature. Within the \u003ci\u003eHalo\u003c\/i\u003e universe, she has authored the widely lauded novels \u003ci\u003eHalo: The Rubicon\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eProtocol\u003c\/i\u003e (a \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller), \u003ci\u003eHalo: Point of Light\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eHalo: Renegades\u003c\/i\u003e, the novella \u003ci\u003eHalo: Smoke and Shadow\u003c\/i\u003e, and the short story \"Into the Fire,\" featured in \u003ci\u003eHalo: Fractures\u003c\/i\u003e. She can be found online at KellyGay.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.9 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 20, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47469608534194,"sku":"9781501101939","price":28.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/a6ba5773f8d358e1168e78b07929ccc9.webp?v=1779076565","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-better-part-of-darkness-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}