{"product_id":"the-librarian-9781560256366","title":"The Librarian","description":"How on earth did nebbish university librarian David Goldberg end up on Virginia's Ten Most Wanted Criminals list for bestiality? And how did he get ensnared in a vast right-wing conspiracy to steal the presidency? It all begins so innocently when Goldberg starts moonlighting for eccentric, conservative billionaire Alan Carston Stowe as an archivist. But Goldberg's appointment worries a cabal of ruthless right-wingers -- ostensibly allies of Stowe, whose money lubricates their zany scary conspiracies -- with very close ties to the White House. They fear that Goldberg will find something in Stowe's records that will compromise the dirty tricks involved in re-electing Augustus Winthrop Scott, the dim scion of a powerful Republican political family, for a second term. As the presidential election heads into its final stretch, the hunt is on to remove Goldberg from his position -- by any means necessary. The acclaimed, Edgar-winning mystery writer Larry Beinhart returns with this timely novel. In the tradition of Carl Hiassen, Elmore Leonard, and Joe Klein, \u003ci\u003eThe Librarian\u003c\/i\u003e is a frenetic, scary and hilarious thriller that goes deep into the dark heart of election year politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Beinhart\u003c\/b\u003e is best known as the author of \u003ci\u003eWag the Dog\u003c\/i\u003e (originally published as \u003ci\u003eAmerican Hero\u003c\/i\u003e) on which the film starring Robert DeNiro, Dustin Hoffman, Willie Nelson and Woody Harrelson was based. His \u003ci\u003eNo One Rides for Free\u003c\/i\u003e (1986) received the 1987 Edgar Award for Best First Novel. His most recent book, \u003ci\u003eFog Facts\u003c\/i\u003e, a work of nonfiction, examines why some important, even striking, truths are overlooked by the media and the culture at large. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beinhart spent two years in Oxford, England, where he was the Raymond Chandler Fulbright Fellow at Wadham College. He is a regularly featured blogger on Huffingtonpost.com and his articles have appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eInternational Herald Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e. He resides in Woodstock, New York, with his wife and two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bold Type Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50420143915282,"sku":"9781560256366","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_422d446d-e5c7-42b6-85b7-2e3f36765032.jpg?v=1729490534","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-librarian-9781560256366","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}