{"product_id":"2940151307277","title":"The Master Executioner","description":"NYT Bestselling author Harlen Coben says of Loren Estleman, \"Loren Estleman is my hero,\" and Bestselling author John Lescroart calls him \"The Stravinsky of hard-boiled prose...\" Winner of multiple Spur, Western Heritage, and Stirrup awards, and a lifetime achievement award honoree by the Western Writers of America, Estleman is back with \"The Master Executioner,\" a classic novel of the old west.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrdinary people do not understand Oscar Stone. Everything he does, he does impeccably. He is a profound student of his art, completely versed in its traditions over the centuries. He is a student of ropes and their properties, a master of the latest scientific knowledge about the human neck, a careful calculator of weights and drops, and an exacting observer of results. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor more than a quarter of a century he has worked to create a reputation as a man peerless in his craft: the master executioner. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYet he is utterly alone: His devotion to his work costs him his marriage. Suddenly, one day, a piece of his past catches him unawares, and Oscar comes to a moment of devastating truth and for the first time knows himself.","brand":"Crossroad Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47110038683888,"sku":"2940151307277","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940151307277_p0.jpg?v=1764009758","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940151307277","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}