{"product_id":"2940016786216","title":"The Ransom of Red Goat","description":"\"The Ransom of Red Goat\" is a 67,000-word satiric crime novel of the culture clash between pre-Katrina New Orleans wise guys, poor rednecks, greedy exotic dancers and uneducated Cajun pirates all bent on hitting a big payday. The story is told Rashomon-style with an Elmore Leonard tone in mind.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLow-level wise guy Sammy Tramontana wants to move up and the best way to do that is to bring in a big score. Sammy thinks of himself as an intellectual because he listens to NPR. He’s a movie buff and he’s ambitious. He has a romantic vision of what an old-line mafia gang should be. Unfortunately, his gang members are all look and no substance. Vinnie is a poser and Mario behaves like a French Quarter slacker.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter hearing an NPR news report about a local research university’s scientific triumph in cloning a goat whose milk will be a cure for lung cancer, Sammy hits on the idea of stealing said goat because it’s insured for $5 million. The goat abduction goes down with comical results, but shades of The Ransom of Red Chief, Sammy’s city slicker gang “don’t know nothin’ ‘bout no goats.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBlocking Sammy’s payday is a heretofore unknown Estrogen Cosa Nostra bossed by Lil Tweed, a crafty exotic dance club owner. Lil enlists the varied services of her beautiful strippers\/farm girls\/nurses\/muscle\/psychologists to make her own play for the valuable nanny. The beautfiul Monique is one such girt. She's plays Vinnie like a yo-yo. Her motto? \"So many men; so few that can afford me.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA cash settlement with the research university is quickly arranged through the efforts of Cash Man, a corrupt insurance adjuster.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho gets the money? Does the goat end up as barbecue? Wait--What? An Estrogen Cosa Nostra? Does Sammy move up? It's not true crime, but it could be.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRead, laugh out loud and find out...\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sam Irwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47070138007792,"sku":"2940016786216","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940016786216_p0.jpg?v=1763641246","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940016786216","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}