{"id":678577,"date":"2023-12-04T01:44:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T01:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/?p=678577"},"modified":"2023-12-04T06:55:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-04T06:55:54","slug":"book-cruel-lessons-1-lessons-in-peril-by-randy-overbeck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/book-cruel-lessons-1-lessons-in-peril-by-randy-overbeck\/","title":{"rendered":"BOOK: Cruel Lessons: 1 (Lessons in Peril) by Randy Overbeck"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cruel Lessons: 1 (Lessons in Peril) by Randy Overbeck<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>See more &amp; Buy @ :- <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Cruel-Lessons-1-Peril\/dp\/1509252134\/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5J0V0NRL7J1X&amp;keywords=cruel+lessons&amp;qid=1696534957&amp;sprefix=cruel+lessons%2Caps%2C161&amp;sr=8-1\">https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Cruel-Lessons-1-Peril<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On a school camping trip, fifth graders experiment with a dangerous new hallucinogen and die in a horrific accident, their deaths shattering the quiet town. Assistant Superintendent Ken Parks, hoping to redeem a fatal mistake from his past, grasps the opportunity to conduct the district investigation of how students are getting the drugs. Almost before he begins, the cops make a stunning arrest. But Parks battles on, convinced the real pusher is still out there, poisoning more kids until he receives an anonymous threat: if he continues, those close to him will pay. Is Parks willing to risk those he loves for a chance at redemption?<\/p>\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-678578\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/k1-615x984.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"615\" height=\"984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/k1-615x984.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/k1-768x1229.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/k1.jpg 850w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n<p><strong>Randy Overbeck<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-678579\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intouchrugby.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/o1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"480\" height=\"600\"><br>Dr. Randy Overbeck is an award-winning educator, author and speaker. As an educator, he served children for more than three decades in a range of roles captured in his novels, from teacher and coach to principal and superintendent. His thriller, LEAVE NO CHILD BEHIND (2012) and his recent mysteries, the Amazon No. 1 Best Seller, BLOOD ON THE CHESAPEAKE (2019), CRIMSON AT CAPE MAY (2020) and SCARLET AT CRYSTAL RIVER (2021) have earned five star reviews and garnered national awards including \u201cThriller of the Year\u201d\u2014ReadersFavorite.com, \u201cGold Award\u201d\u2014Literary Titan, \u201cMystery of the Year\u201d\u2014ReadersView.com and \u201cCrowned Heart of Excellence\u201d\u2014InD\u2019Tale Magazine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a member of the Mystery Writers of America, Dr. Overbeck is an active member of the literary community, contributing to a writers\u2019 critique group, serving as a mentor to emerging writers and participating in writing conferences such as Sleuthfest, Killer Nashville and the Midwest Writers Workshop. When he\u2019s not writing or researching his next exciting novel or sharing his presentation \u201cThings Still Go Bump in the Night,\u201d he\u2019s spending time with his incredible family of wife, three children (and their spouses) and seven wonderful grandchildren.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.authorrandyoverbeck.com\">www.authorrandyoverbeck.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA CONTACTS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Facebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/authorrandyoverbeck\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/authorrandyoverbeck<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Twitter: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OverbeckRandy\/media\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/OverbeckRandy\/media<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Instagram: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/authorrandyoverbeck\/\">https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/authorrandyoverbeck\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>BookBub: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/authors\/randy-overbeck\">https:\/\/www.bookbub.com\/authors\/randy-overbeck<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amazon: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Randy-Overbeck\/e\/B07QQHW7DM?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1658371317&amp;sr=8-1\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Randy-Overbeck\/e\/B07QQHW7DM?ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1&amp;qid=1658371317&amp;sr=8-1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Goodreads: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/4825632.Randy_Overbeck\">https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/4825632.Randy_Overbeck<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1924616\/10983135\">https:\/\/www.buzzsprout.com\/1924616\/10983135<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buy Links<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-amazon wp-block-embed-amazon\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Cruel Lessons (Lessons in Peril Book 1)\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"820\" height=\"550\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen style=\"max-width:100%\" src=\"https:\/\/read.amazon.com\/kp\/card?preview=inline&#038;linkCode=kpd&#038;ref_=k4w_oembed_Yo5JHaoJ8lhXo3&#038;asin=B0CDJ6GL5W&#038;tag=kpembed-20\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/books\/1143862801?ean=9781509252138\">https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/books\/1143862801?ean=9781509252138<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cruel Lessons: 1 (Lessons in Peril) by Randy Overbeck See more &amp; Buy @ :- https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Cruel-Lessons-1-Peril On a school camping trip, fifth graders experiment with a dangerous new hallucinogen and die in a horrific accident, their deaths shattering the quiet town. 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