{"product_id":"gideons-sword-9780446573726","title":"Gideon's Sword","description":"\u003cb\u003eIntroducing Gideon Crew: trickster, prodigy, master thief\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt twelve, Gideon Crew witnessed his father, a world-class mathematician, accused of treason and gunned down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt twenty-four, summoned to his dying mother's bedside, Gideon learned the truth: His father was framed and deliberately slaughtered. With her last breath, she begged her son to avenge him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, with a new purpose in his life, Gideon crafts a one-time mission of vengeance, aimed at the perpetrator of his father's destruction. His plan is meticulous, spectacular, and successful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut from the shadows, someone is watching. A very powerful someone, who is impressed by Gideon's special skills. Someone who has need of just such a renegade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Gideon, this operation may be only the beginning . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe thrillers of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child \"stand head and shoulders above their rivals\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e). Preston and Child's \u003ci\u003eRelic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Cabinet of Curiosities\u003c\/i\u003e were chosen by readers in a National Public Radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and \u003ci\u003eRelic\u003c\/i\u003e was made into a number-one box office hit movie. They are coauthors of the famed Pendergast series and their recent novels include\u003ci\u003e Fever Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCold Vengeance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwo Graves\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGideon's Corpse\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to his novels, Preston writes about archaeology for the New Yorker and Smithsonian magazines. Lincoln Child is a former book editor who has published five novels of his own, including the huge bestseller \u003ci\u003eDeep Storm\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003eReaders can sign up for The Pendergast File, a monthly \"strangely entertaining note\" from the authors, at their website, www.PrestonChild.com. The authors welcome visitors to their alarmingly active Facebook page, where they post regularly.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50324649574674,"sku":"9780446573726","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3c705b3d-d947-4725-a24a-4cdf682fc3bc.jpg?v=1727669426","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gideons-sword-9780446573726","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}