{"product_id":"charlesgate-confidential-9781785657191","title":"Charlesgate Confidential","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"CHARLESGATE CONFIDENTIAL\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis terrific.\" - Stephen King\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA sharp and funny tale of a daring art heist gone wrong--inspired by the same real-life, still-unsolved crime depicted in the Netflix hit series \"This Is A Robbery.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA group of criminals in 1946 pull off the heist of the century, stealing a dozen priceless works of art from a Boston museum. But while the thieves get caught, the art is never found. Forty years later, the last surviving thief gets out of jail and goes hunting for the loot, involving some innocent college students in his dangerous plan - and thirty years after that, in the present day, the former college kids, now all grown up, are drawn back into danger as the still-missing art tempts a deadly new generation of treasure hunters. A breathtakingly clever, twist-filled narrative that moves from 1946 to 1988 to 2014 and back again, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCHARLESGATE CONFIDENTIAL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e establishes Scott Von Doviak as a storyteller of the first order, and will leave you guessing until the very last page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eScott Von Doviak is the film critic for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and has written about movies for the Houston Chronicle and the A.V. Club. He is also the author of three non-fiction books, including \u003ci\u003eHick Flicks: The Rise and Fall of Redneck Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIf You Like the Terminator...\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStephen Kins Films FAQ\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Texas.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Hard Case Crime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50506421764370,"sku":"9781785657191","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b1522395-c7ee-437a-9970-2a187ae7648b.jpg?v=1730849848","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/charlesgate-confidential-9781785657191","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}