{"product_id":"mexican-skies-9781633732483","title":"Mexican Skies","description":"\u003cp\u003eFeel the tropical sun and the sultry breeze in two dramatic, tension-filled adventures that play out across the distant reaches of Old Mexico.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery six years, Mexico elects a new president bringing hopes of internal change along with the possibility of upheaval and danger. \u003cem\u003eMeridian Sun\u003c\/em\u003e finds eccentric North American novelist Jack Dodge caught up in the furor when a voice from the past shows up in the person of young reporter Paige Warren. Their emotional and poignant reunion is made even more fraught when they find themselves in one of the most dangerous and explosive Mexican presidential campaigns in recent history, one that reaches its startling conclusion in the heart of Mexico City itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen, in \u003cem\u003eYucatan Dawn\u003c\/em\u003e, John Pastor has left the United States after the murder of his wife and children and found a lonely, subsistence life as a private investigator in Mexico City. But when he lands in the middle of a conspiracy to steal a priceless archaeological artifact, the big PI has to doggedly dodge bullets, outlaws, and doubtful advice from supposed friends on a wild goose chase through the country that leads to an epic confrontation at the ruins of Chichen Itza in the far Yucatan Peninsula.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMeridian Sun\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eYucatan Dawn\u003c\/em\u003e--come for the beautiful Mexican locations, stay for the pulsating adventure and excitement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHogan, J. B.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - J.B. Hogan is a prolific and award-winning author. He grew up in Fayetteville, Arkansas, but moved to Southern California in 1961 before entering the U. S. Air Force in 1964. After the military, he went back to college, receiving a Ph.D. in English from Arizona State University in 1979. J.B. has published over 250 stories and poems. His novels, The Apostate, Living Behind Time, Losing Cotton, and Tin Hollow-as well as his local baseball history book, Angels in the Ozarks, a short story collection entitled Fallen, and his book of poetry, The Rubicon-are available at Amazon, iBooks, Barnes \u0026amp; Noble, Books-A-Million, and Walmart. When he's not writing or teaching, J.B. plays upright bass in East of Zion, a family band specializing in bluegrass-flavored Americana music, and is active in the Washington County (AR) Historical Society, where he's recently served as President.","brand":"Shannon Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50856211022098,"sku":"9781633732483","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_977eb613-a8c9-4d7a-b4a2-62bedff467ed.jpg?v=1737499522","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mexican-skies-9781633732483","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}