{"product_id":"armored-9780593436905","title":"Armored","description":"\u003cb\u003eA novel inspired by #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling author Mark Greaney's Audible Original drama, \u003ci\u003eArmored\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoshua Duffy is a Close Protection Agent--a professional bodyguard--and he's one of the world's elite operatives. That is, he \u003ci\u003ewas \u003c\/i\u003euntil his last mission in Lebanon. Against all odds, Josh got his primary out alive, but the cost was high. Josh lost his lower left leg. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThere's not much call for an elite bodyguard with such an injury. So, Josh has to support his family working as a mall cop in New Jersey. For a man like Josh, this is purgatory on earth, but miracles can occur even in Paramus. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA lucky run-in with an old comrade promises to get Josh back in the field for one last job. The UN is sending a peace mission into the Sierra Madre mountains in Mexico, an area so dangerous it's known as \u003ci\u003eEspinazo del Diablo--\u003c\/i\u003ethe Devil's Spine. Only a fool would think they could broker peace between the homicidal drug cartels in the region, and only a madman would sign on to keep those fools alive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMark Greaney\u003c\/b\u003e has a degree in international relations and political science. In his research for the Gray Man novels, including \u003ci\u003eSierra Six\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRelentless\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOne Minute Out, Mission Critical, Agent in Place\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGunmetal Gray\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBack Blast\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDead Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBallistic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn Target\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Gray Man\u003c\/i\u003e, he traveled to more than thirty-five countries and trained alongside military and law enforcement in the use of firearms, battlefield medicine, and close-range combative tactics. With Marine LtCol Rip Rawlings, he wrote the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eRed Metal.\u003c\/i\u003e He is also the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eTom Clancy Support and Defend\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTom Clancy Full Force and Effect\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTom Clancy Commander in Chief\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTom Clancy True Faith and Allegiance\u003c\/i\u003e. With Tom Clancy, he coauthored \u003ci\u003eLocked On\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThreat Vector\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCommand Authority\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Berkley Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50620938420498,"sku":"9780593436905","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4c47ebc9-f863-4d08-8e36-eb527546de33.jpg?v=1748524845","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/armored-9780593436905","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}