{"product_id":"2940169552003","title":"Hell-Bent: One Man's Crusade to Crush the Hawaiian Mob","description":"\u003cp\u003eWorld-class beaches, fragrant frangipani, swaying palms, and hula girls. Most folks think of Hawaii as a vacation destination. Mob-style executions, drug smuggling, and vicious gang warfare are seldom part of the postcard image. Yet, Hawaii was once home to not only Aloha spirit, but also a ruthless, homegrown mafia underworld. From 1960 to 1980, Hawaiian gangsters grew rich off a robust trade in drugs, gambling, and prostitution that followed in the wake of Hawaii's tourist boom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus, by 1980amp;mdash;the year Charles Marsland was elected Honolulu's top prosecutoramp;mdash;the honeymoon island paradise was also plagued by violence, corruption, and organized crime. The zeal that Marsland brought to his crusade against the Hawaiian underworld was relentless, self-destructive, and very personal. Five years earlier, Marsland's son had been gunned down. His efforts to bring his son's killers to justiceamp;mdash;and indeed, eradicate the entire organized criminal element in Hawaiiamp;mdash;make for an extraordinary tale that culminates with intense courtroom drama.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eHawaii Five-O\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eWiseguy \u003c\/i\u003ein author Jason Ryan's vigorously reported chronicle of brazen gangsters, brutal murders, and a father's quest for vengeanceamp;mdash;all set against an unlikely backdrop of seductive tropical beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Audio, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104539754736,"sku":"2940169552003","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169552003_p0.jpg?v=1769896853","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169552003","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}