{"product_id":"the-american-paperback-2","title":"The American - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNadia Dalbuono\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn breathtaking developments that link 9\/11, America's dirty wars, Vatican corruption, the Mafia, and Italy's violence against its own people, Detective Leone Scamarcio has to deal with responsibilities far above his pay grade.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe second Leone Scamarcio thriller.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs autumn sets in, the queues outside the soup kitchens of Rome are lengthening, and the people are taking to the piazzas, increasingly frustrated by the deepening economic crisis. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen Detective Leone Scamarcio is called to an apparent suicide on the Ponte Sant'Angelo, a stone's throw from Vatican City, the dead man's expensive suit suggests yet another businessman fallen on hard times. But Scamarcio is immediately troubled by similarities with the 1982 murder of Roberto Calvi, dubbed 'God's Banker' because of his work for the Vatican Bank. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhen, days later, a cardinal with links to the bank is killed, and the CIA send a couple of heavies to warn him off the case, Scamarcio knows he's onto something big.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs disturbing connections between 9\/11, America's dirty wars, Vatican corruption, the Mafia, and Italy's violence against its own people begin to emerge in this tightly plotted mystery full of political intrigue, Scamarcio is forced to deal with responsibilities far above his pay grade. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 7.8 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42700423102527,"sku":"9781947534148","price":19.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/35c739a6b94441aec19fb8a51e3e04f2.webp?v=1765016676","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-american-paperback-2","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}