{"product_id":"2940033157280","title":"Backup","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn 11-year-old boy finds his dad's gun and rushes to a deadly stand off at the mall. \"Backup\" by Rick Mofina is the 2,300-word, gut-wrenching short story that was nominated for Canada's top literary prize for crime fiction, the Arthur Ellis Award, in the category of Best Short Story, presented by the Crime Writers of Canada. \"Backup\" received further acclaim when it was named a finalist for a Best Short Story Award by The International Thriller Writers. It is one of three gripping tales in his crime anthology, THREE TO THE HEART.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the author:\u003cbr\u003eRick Mofina is a former crime reporter and the award-winning author of several notable thrillers.\u003cbr\u003eThe International Thriller Writers, The Private Eye Writers of America and The Crime Writers of Canada have listed Rick Mofina's titles as being among the best in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis books have been published in some 21 countries and have been praised by James Patterson, Dean Koontz, Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Tess Gerritsen, Jeffery Deaver, Sandra Brown, James Rollins, Brad Thor, Nick Stone, David Morrell, Allison Brennan, Heather Graham, Linwood Barclay, Peter Robinson, Håkan Nesser and Kay Hooper. For more information please visit rickmofina dot com .\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rick Mofina","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46958669955312,"sku":"2940033157280","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940033157280_p0.jpg?v=1763657905","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940033157280","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}