{"product_id":"plain-heathen-mischief-9781400034116","title":"Plain Heathen Mischief","description":"\u003cp\u003eMoments after finishing a six-month sentence in the Roanoke jail for a crime he might not have committed, Baptist minister Joel King is served some unwelcome papers. His wife wants a divorce, and the teenage vixen everyone believes he seduced is suing him for five million dollars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHolding on to his faith with a white-knuckle grip, Joel accepts a ride out west with Edmund Brooks, a member of his former flock who has some Commandment-challenging ideas about helping Joel help himself. \u003cb\u003ePlain Heathen Mischief\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eranges from the cross to the double cross, from Virginia to Las Vegas, from courtrooms to trout streams, as Martin Clark follows his Job-like hero through dubious choices and high-dollar insurance scams to a redemption no reader could possibly predict.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMartin Clark, a circuit court judge, lives in Stuart, Virginia. His first novel, \u003cb\u003eThe Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, a selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club, a finalist for the Stephen Crane First Fiction Award, and appeared on several bestseller lists. His Web site is www.martinclark.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50566455918866,"sku":"9781400034116","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_36a2f7ed-546f-4ffe-b37c-2e255fce508d.jpg?v=1731899137","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/plain-heathen-mischief-9781400034116","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}