{"product_id":"when-cicadas-cry","title":"When Cicadas Cry","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy: Caroline Cleveland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn Grisham meets Harper Lee in this stunning debut by a South Carolina attorney. Zach Stander, a lawyer with a past, and Addie Stone, his indomitable detective and lover, find themselves entangled in secrets, lies, and murder in a small Southern town.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA high-profile murder case--\u003c\/b\u003eA white woman has been bludgeoned to death with an altar cross in a rural church on Cicada Road in Walterboro, South Carolina. Sam Jenkins, a Black man, is found covered in blood, kneeling over the body. In a state already roiling with racial tension, this is not only a murder case, but a powder keg.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA haunting cold case--\u003c\/b\u003eTwo young women are murdered on quiet Edisto Beach, an hour southeast of Walterboro, and the killer disappears without a trace. Thirty-four years later the mystery remains unsolved. Could there be a connection to Stander's case?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA killer who's watching--\u003c\/b\u003eStander takes on Jenkins's defense, but he's up against a formidable solicitor with powerful allies. Worse, his client is hiding a bombshell secret. When Addie Stone reopens the cold case, she discovers more long-buried secrets in this small town. Would someone kill again to keep them?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIdeal for fans of mystery, suspense, and thrillers in the vein of Karin Slaughter's \u003ci\u003ePretty Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and Stacy Willingham's \u003ci\u003eA Flicker in the Dark\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as for readers who followed the high-profile Murdaugh murder trial, held in the same small town as in \u003ci\u003eWhen Cicadas Cry\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Sister's Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback New","offer_id":52749919158383,"sku":"65480","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0657\/2608\/7279\/files\/Screenshot2026-02-28085058.png?v=1772286681","url":"https:\/\/www.mysistersbooks.com\/products\/when-cicadas-cry","provider":"My Sister's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}