{"product_id":"bxosps-hot-springs-9781982194239","title":"Hot Springs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eThe undisputed master of the tough thriller,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling author Stephen Hunter delivers an “exciting and intelligent” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e) masterpiece set in 1940s Arkansas, where law and corruption ricochet like slugs from a .45 automatic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEarl Swagger is tough as hell. But even tough guys have their secrets. Plagued by the memory of his abusive father, apprehensive about his own impending parenthood, Earl is a decorated ex-Marine of absolute integrity—and overwhelming melancholy. Now he’s about to face his biggest, bloodiest challenge yet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the summer of 1946, organized crime’s garish golden age, when American justice seems to have gone to seed for good. Nowhere is this truer than in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the reigning capital of corruption. When the district attorney vows to bring down the mob, Earl is recruited to run the show. As casino raids erupt into nerve-shattering combat amid screaming prostitutes and fleeing johns, the body count mounts—along with the suspense in this “riveting” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), “richly told tale” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe San Francisco Examiner\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43082408263886,"sku":"9781982194239","price":19.9,"currency_code":"MYR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/0883\/2974\/files\/9781982194239_a.png?v=1750813700","url":"https:\/\/www.bookxcess.live\/products\/bxosps-hot-springs-9781982194239","provider":"BookXcess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}