{"product_id":"2940046392142","title":"Sparky and the King","description":"\u003cp\u003eSparky and the King takes readers back to 1960. Fidel Castro has just taken over Cuba, Jack Kennedy is in the White House, and Elvis Presley is preparing a Louisiana Hayride comeback concert now that he’s out of the Army. Enter Jack Ruby, owner of the Carousel Club in Dallas. Ruby is being sent on a secret mission by the mob to stop the local Klan in Shreveport, Louisiana, and their hired killer, from assassinating Presley, who they perceive as a threat, not only to their families, but to the entire nation. Ruby’s real challenge, however, is finding a way to make it back to Dallas alive once his mission is accomplished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSparky and the King is full of sleazy, but memorable characters, as it takes readers back to a not-so-nice time in our nation’s past when not everyone was treated equally. It also offers some plausible scenarios about the real Jack Ruby, a man who even now, some forty years after his death, remains an enigma. Sparky and the King is a great read for Elvis fans, history buffs, and those who like a good crime story.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dan Baldwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47110879445232,"sku":"2940046392142","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940046392142_p0.jpg?v=1763691430","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940046392142","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}