{"product_id":"9780446554435","title":"Put a Lid on It","description":"OpenRoad - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA career criminal is offered a deal to keep out of prison—if he can steal a compromising video of the president—in this hysterical heist novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Sublime comedy . . . a crime caper that also gets some nice digs in as a political satire.\" —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancis Xavier Meehan, a career thief staring at life without parole, is awaiting sentencing at the Manhattan Correctional Center when he is called to a meeting by someone masquerading as his lawyer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe man, it turns out, represents the presidential re-election campaign committee—now finding itself in need of a little professional help. So they \"outsource\" Meehan in return for a walk from all pending criminal charges. All he has to do is steal a compromising video tape before the other side springs an \"October Surprise\" on the president.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA shrewd burglar, Meehan bites, and shows just how easy Watergate would have been had they left it to the professionals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This is Westlake at the top of his game, by turns antic, unexpected, quirky, clever, and always, very funny.\" —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Westlake . . . does another brilliant job. . . . A tongue-in-cheek take on political scandal.\" —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Westlake hooks the reader from the first sentence, maintaining the suspense with unpredictable turnabouts and dead-on descriptions.\" —\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grand Central Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104678265072,"sku":"9780446554435","price":1.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780446554435_p0.jpg?v=1769894284","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780446554435","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}