{"product_id":"9780393318951","title":"Tropical Freeze (Thorn Series #2)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe rugged Florida troubleshooter Thorn is back in another high-tension story of crime, love, and revenge, described by the Chicago Tribune as \"wry, vivid, wonderful. . . . A first-rate thriller!\"\u003cbr\u003eIn an exotic blue-water locale where greed and criminality thrive, the mysterious disappearance of Thorn's boyhood friend Gaeton Richards, an FBI agent, entangles Thorn in a web of violence and intrigue that takes him from seamy local bars to glittering ocean villas. Then, when Gaeton's beautiful sister becomes Thorn's lover, he finds himself facing a jealous lunatic stalking her, a rogue government agent involved in a murderous scam, and an unforgettable underworld of petty crooks, amoral hired guns, and dangerous losers.\u003cbr\u003e\"A terrific read with a gritty and tangible sense of place, a hero who's a cross between Davy Crockett and Philip Marlowe, and a lyrical, almost poetic touch in scenes both sexual and violent.\" — Orlando Sentinel \"Provocative and suspenseful . . . a worthy and brilliant successor to Under Cover of Daylight.\" — Jackson, Mississippi, Clarion-Ledger \"James Hall's writing is astringent, penetrating, and unfailingly gripping.\" — Dean Koontz \"Menacing . . . brilliantly written!\" — USA Today \"James W. Hall's lyrical passion for the Florida keys, his spare language and unusual images haunt us long after the story has faded.\" — New York Times Book Review \"Explosive . . . suspenseful . . . action galore.\" — Worcester Telegram \u0026amp; Gazette\u003cbr\u003eA selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49991875920112,"sku":"9780393318951","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393318951","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}