{"title":"Necessary Evils","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"unhinged-deluxe-edition","title":"Unhinged (Deluxe Edition)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUnhinged\u003c\/em\u003e is book one in the Necessary Evils series.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach book follows a different couple and can be read as a standalone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease note: This listing is for the deluxe paperback edition.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAdam Mulvaney \u003c\/strong\u003elives a double life. By day, he’s the spoiled youngest son of an eccentric billionaire. By night, he’s an unrepentant killer, one of seven psychopaths raised to right the wrongs of a justice system that keeps failing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNoah Holt \u003c\/strong\u003ehas spent years dreaming of vengeance for the death of his father, but when faced with his killer, he learns a daunting truth he can’t escape. 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