{"product_id":"2940148273240","title":"Crown The Jester","description":"Thup-thup-thup-thup-thup!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Do you hear that?\" Frank asked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Uh-huh!\" Sammy replied.  \"When a brother hears that sound, he drops his reefer and puts his hands up.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank tore the balcony curtains open.  Hovering a few feet beyond the railing was Hochi's helicopter, shining darkly like a coughing inkblot.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Shit!\" Frank said.  There was his chance at saving those sixteen thousand kids, flying off into the sunrise.  He could see the forming crowd of reporters and TV crews at the hotel entrance, far below.  Come to bury him, no doubt.  And was that Bradley in the co-pilot's chair, puking his guts out?  What the hell?  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank didn't think.  He couldn't -- his long night of chasing will-o-the-wisps had left his dogs barking -- and he didn't need to, for he understood his situation perfectly: He was dead.  It made no difference whether his body met its end today, splattered on the sidewalk, or in six months, drunk and bloated in the sauna at Cal-Neva.  On the inside, he was already dead.  Resurrection, as unlikely as it was, was the only chance he had left.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe ran at the railing and leapt.\u003cbr\u003e-----------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCrown the Jester is an action-comedy novel set in a skewed 1963.  It stars these period players:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrank Sinatra - a new President\u003cbr\u003eRichard Nixon - a schemer\u003cbr\u003eMarilyn Monroe - a Rousseauian bimbo\u003cbr\u003eSam Giancana - a fading mastermind\u003cbr\u003eJoe DiMaggio - a baseball player\u003cbr\u003eCheckers - a dog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eand these original characters:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBradley Hastings - a loyal bodyguard\u003cbr\u003eTony Montoni - a divided bodyguard\u003cbr\u003eDr. Haruki Mizobe - a mad scientist\u003cbr\u003eWilliam W. Willoughby - a hired attorney\u003cbr\u003eCarla Montoni - a first love\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eet al.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1960, Frank Sinatra became the Vice President, thanks to dockyards, dames, and mob money.  It was beautiful; the best job he’d ever had.  Easy easy, Eggs Benedict and champagne cocktails.  Once a week he sang on the radio.  One song, some old canard like My Heart is a Hobo, then it was time for bed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd the women!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough the whole dark drunken blur of it he never once considered that Jack might die.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Jack did die, shot dead by a prideful man.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1963, Frank Sinatra became the President, thanks to a .38.  Now, together with his friends Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr., he must heal the nation's wounds.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd if that ain’t enough, he's got a ship on fire in the Gulf of Tonkin.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd Nixon plotting to impeach him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd his Sam Giancana demanding favors due.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd Marilyn making trouble just because it's her nature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd that poor sap Joe’s the one who pulled the trigger!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEasy?  Hell!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Joe Laser","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47072605634800,"sku":"2940148273240","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148273240_p0.jpg?v=1763699707","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148273240","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}