{"product_id":"2940045581189","title":"Jersey Heat","description":"\u003cp\u003eA beautiful, brainy woman...\u003cbr\u003eA couple of knuckleheads...\u003cbr\u003eA duffle bag of cash...\u003cbr\u003eAnd an endangered bird...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis was supposed to be the summer Pete sat on his duff, clocking visitors in and out of the business in the suburbs where he works as a security guard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when a body floats to the top of the local reservoir, Pete’s cushy gig at the town’s water company goes belly-up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow a gorgeous scientist needs him to put the screws to his boss before the guy pulls off a land swindle worth millions.\u003cbr\u003eWill Pete side with his boss and make a killing in real estate? Or team up with the good guys and risk a killing of a different kind?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA full-length thriller in the tradition of Elmore Leonard and Carl Hiaasen.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJERSEY HEAT\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHazy, hot and humid summers are lousy times to grow a conscience.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE\u003cbr\u003e“D’Agnese writes the most unusual and interesting books.”—Bookviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003cbr\u003eAward-winning journalist Joseph D’Agnese has written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and numerous magazines. His crime fiction has appeared in Shotgun Honey, Beat to a Pulp, and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Joseph D'Agnese","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183648456944,"sku":"2940045581189","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940045581189_p0.jpg?v=1765232491","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940045581189","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}