{"product_id":"the-laughing-falcon-paperback","title":"The Laughing Falcon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Deverell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eOriginally published in 2002 and nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA blend of thriller, satire, and romance with a shocking twist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRomance novelist Maggie Schneider flees snowy Canada for Costa Rica, seeking inspiration ... and maybe even a romantic encounter. She finds far more than she expected when she's kidnapped by a rag-tag gang led by a handsome, charismatic revolutionary called Halcon: the Falcon. Also held hostage for ransom is Halcon's main target, the flirtatious wife of a right-wing U.S. senator, who seeks to capture the Republican nomination as U.S. president.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter burned-out ex-secret agent Slack Cardinal, the protagonist of Deverell's third novel, \u003ci\u003eMecca\u003c\/i\u003e. Now he has changed his name and is hiding out in the Costa Rican jungles, working as a tour guide. But he is found there by CIA operative Ham Bakerfield and reluctantly pressed into service to try to rescue the women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter two decades as a journalist, then as a top-ranked criminal lawyer in Vancouver, \u003cb\u003eWilliam Deverell\u003c\/b\u003e, whose dream had always been to write fiction, took the jump. His first book won the Seal First Novel Prize and his 20 others amassed a series of awards, including Best Canadian Crime Novel and the international Hammett Award for literary excellence in crime writing. He lives in Pender Island, BC.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.02 x 8.98 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697042198591,"sku":"9781770416499","price":26.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/07f1fc07d73f77e32fb8e988a8027b12.webp?v=1765008263","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-laughing-falcon-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}