{"product_id":"the-wise-ass-9781684336357","title":"The Wise Ass","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"I don't believe I've ever read a book quite like \u003cem\u003eThe Wise Ass\u003c\/em\u003e, and I've read quite a few. It's a mix of suspense, \u003cem\u003eGoodfellas\u003c\/em\u003e, sci-fi, caper \u0026amp; just plain good fun.\" -\u003cem\u003eKaren M. (Amazon Reviewer)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Claire Saga \u003c\/em\u003eis a commentary on our times with a little magic and space adventures thrown in.\" \u003cem\u003e-Oldcowgurl (Amazon Reviewer)\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhen Wise Guys meet the Wise Ass and friends, all hell breaks loose.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter his brothers are murdered, a New York mob lawyer testifies against his associates and is forced to enter WITSEC (the Witness Protection Program). He and his wife are relocated to a rural area outside a small town in Colorado where he is compelled to adapt to his new life under the constant threat of mafia reprisal. Reflexively resisting his immersion into all things country, this life long city boy meets and adopts a loquacious mule and befriends his closest neighbors, who have even greater secrets to conceal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA renegade US Marshall, a lesbian couple that includes a powerful psychic-medium-witch and an ex-army ranger completes his new circle of friends. When the mob associates are released due to the lawyer's intentionally prejudicial testimony at trial, they come gunning for him before the retrial can occur.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcCaffrey, Tom:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Tom McCaffrey is a born-and-bred New Yorker who, after a long career working as a successful entertainment attorney in Manhattan, relocated with his wife to a small town in Northern Colorado to follow a road less travelled and return to his first passion, writing. Despite the local rumors started by Claire the mule, he denies being in the Witness Protection Program.","brand":"Black Rose Writing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50557572219154,"sku":"9781684336357","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_0ab8a752-6540-4782-94ec-621216f587c5.jpg?v=1731786522","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wise-ass-9781684336357","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}