{"product_id":"crooks-paradise-9781970157413","title":"Crook's Paradise","description":"This story unfolds along the most storied bend in the Hudson River, Crum Elbow. This magical spot has attracted a long line of historical figures and crooks, beginning with Charles Crook. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow with its mighty mansions in decay, sinister forces are cutting the town off from history and the natural order. None of this is lost on Valentine Hitch. The last of the patrician landowners and visionary-Life photographer has a plan to reclaim Crum Elbow. After Jessica, a Sotheby's art expert, shows up to inspect one of Valentine's rare Sargent paintings and his prodigal nephew returns from California, things begin to happen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen a repentant billionaire, a shadowy eco-terrorist, and a millennial river hydrologist get involved, Valentine comes face to face with the shadowy, new breed of crooks.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10263131\"\u003eDavid Mandy\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Story Merchant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.45d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781970157413\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1970157410\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA001000\"\u003eAmerican | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Story Merchant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914206109871,"sku":"9781970157413","price":18.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_c85fc1d6-7a0c-485b-94e9-e23dc9e010f9.jpg?v=1758821524","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/es\/products\/crooks-paradise-9781970157413","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}