{"product_id":"north-country-9798874809362","title":"North Country","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA taut literary thriller set along the northern border, \u003ci\u003eNorth Country\u003c\/i\u003e explores the monsters frozen in the depths of the human soul.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNorth Chazy, New York is the heart of the North Country, a frigid region nestled against the Canadian border, characterized by the beautiful landscapes of the Adirondacks and Lake Champlain--plus a steady stream of Quebecois drugs flowing south, spirited by snowmobile across the ice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Kaiser, fresh off a dishonorable discharge from the Air Force, returns to North Chazy for his ailing father's final days. It's an uneasy homecoming--ever since his little sister was lost under the ice in mysterious circumstances when they were children, Kaiser has felt a terrible presence swimming in the deep.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNeeding work, Kaiser falls in with Donnie LeClair, a slumlord, loan shark, and aesthete whose private collection of landscapes would rival a modest museum's. Kaiser earns his keep roughing up unsavory locals who are late on their rent. But his true value is his aptitude for satellite telemetry, allowing him to find gaps in border surveillance, a useful skill for working with a Montreal kingpin who wants to move large quantities of ecstasy into the US.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Kaiser spirals through the underbelly of drugs and crime, he finds the roots of evil run deep in the North Country--as bleak, impenetrable, and foreboding as the frozen lake.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBondurant, Matt:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMatt Bondurant\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of \u003cem\u003eOleander City\u003c\/em\u003e, a historical novel about the Galveston Hurricane of 1900; \u003cem\u003eThe Night Swimmer\u003c\/em\u003e, which was featured in \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eOutside\u003c\/em\u003e magazine; \u003cem\u003eThe Wettest County in the World\u003c\/em\u003e, an international bestseller that was adapted into the feature film \u003cem\u003eLawless\u003c\/em\u003e; and his first novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Third Translation\u003c\/em\u003e, also an international bestseller, was translated into fourteen languages. Matt has published numerous short stories, poems, essays, and book reviews, as well as feature articles specializing in adventure and endurance sports. He currently lives in Oxford, Mississippi.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51705508036882,"sku":"9798874809362","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c38cae6f-82fc-4b22-b6b5-b74e4814303f.jpg?v=1762348373","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/north-country-9798874809362","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}