{"product_id":"2940170349807","title":"The Night the Rich Men Burned","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"Malcolm Mackay has created his own world.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e [UK]\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A sharp-edged morality play delivered with the relentless intensity of machine gunfire.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eOliver Peterkinney and Alex Glass, two friends from Glasgow's desperate fringes, become involved in one of the city's darkest and most dangerous trades: debt collection. While one rises quickly through the ranks, the other falls prey to the industry's addictive lifestyle, accumulating steep debts of his own.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eMeanwhile, the three most powerful rivals in the business--Marty Jones, ruthless pimp; Potty Cruickshank, member of the old guard; and Billy Patterson, brutal newcomer--vie for prominence. And now Peterkinney, young and darkly ambitious, is beginning to make himself known.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBefore long, violence will spill out onto the streets, as those at the top make deadly attempts to out-maneuver one another for a bigger share of the spoils. Peterkinney and Glass will find themselves at the very center of this war; as the pressure builds, each will find their actions--and inactions--coming back to haunt them. But it is those they love who will suffer most . . .\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Night the Rich Men Burned\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel for our times, and Mackay's most ambitious work to date, proving that in Glasgow's criminal underworld, there's nothing so terrifying as money.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Audio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47100658221296,"sku":"2940170349807","price":25.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170349807_p0.jpg?v=1763708499","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170349807","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}