{"product_id":"hot-springs-9781982194239","title":"Hot Springs","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe undisputed master of the tough thriller, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Stephen Hunter delivers an \"exciting and intelligent\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e) masterpiece set in 1940s Arkansas, where law and corruption ricochet like slugs from a .45 automatic.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEarl Swagger is tough as hell. But even tough guys have their secrets. Plagued by the memory of his abusive father, apprehensive about his own impending parenthood, Earl is a decorated ex-Marine of absolute integrity--and overwhelming melancholy. Now he's about to face his biggest, bloodiest challenge yet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is the summer of 1946, organized crime's garish golden age, when American justice seems to have gone to seed for good. Nowhere is this truer than in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the reigning capital of corruption. When the district attorney vows to bring down the mob, Earl is recruited to run the show. As casino raids erupt into nerve-shattering combat amid screaming prostitutes and fleeing johns, the body count mounts--along with the suspense in this \"riveting\" (\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e), \"richly told tale\" (\u003ci\u003eThe San Francisco Examiner\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStephen Hunter has written over twenty novels. The retired chief film critic for \u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, where he won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism, he has also published two collections of film criticism and a nonfiction work, \u003ci\u003eAmerican Gunfight\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Pocket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50647222386962,"sku":"9781982194239","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ee4615d0-a02d-421d-88f2-4c36bcf0c9c0.jpg?v=1733198662","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hot-springs-9781982194239","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}