{"product_id":"9780692302576","title":"Key West: The Novel","description":"Trouble is Brewing in Key West \u003cp\u003eIn 1950, Stephen Trumbull was a classic hard-boiled reporter and columnist for The Miami Herald. He drank too much, and had a mouth on him. He rubbed people the wrong way. All he cared about was reporting the truth. Reporting the truth can get you into trouble. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlorida State Representative Bernie Papy ran Monroe County. He ran the illegal gambling mecca of Key West, in particular. And he ran it more like a mafia boss, than like a State Representative. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a Monroe County Grand Jury found no evidence of Papy's corrupt control of a wide variety of illegal activities, Stephen Trumbull used the power of his uncompromising pen, and went on a crusade. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrumbull used his Miami Herald column to write Papy into a corner. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe discovered that Papy's control of Key West was no joke, though, when two of the local \"goons\" left Trumbull alone in a dark alley, late one night, bleeding from a knife wound. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe local Madame, Eva - who ran a \"house of ill-repute\" with the full knowledge of Papy and the local Police Chief - nursed Trumbull back to health. This put both Trumbull and Eva on the warning list. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey West is a story inspired by real events and characters, and brings a conflict of wits and wills together as it tries to answer the age-old question; is the pen mightier than the sword?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlorida State Representative Bernie Papy ran Monroe County. He ran the illegal gambling mecca of Key West, in particular. And he ran it more like a mafia boss, than like a State Representative. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a Monroe County Grand Jury found no evidence of Papy's corrupt control of a wide variety of illegal activities, Stephen Trumbull used the power of his uncompromising pen, and went on a crusade. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTrumbull used his Miami Herald column to write Papy into a corner. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe discovered that Papy's control of Key West was no joke, though, when two of the local \"goons\" left Trumbull alone in a dark alley, late one night, bleeding from a knife wound. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe local Madame, Eva - who ran a \"house of ill-repute\" with the full knowledge of Papy and the local Police Chief - nursed Trumbull back to health. This put both Trumbull and Eva on the warning list. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKey West is a story inspired by real events and characters, and brings a conflict of wits and wills together as it tries to answer the age-old question; is the pen mightier than the sword?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Azzurri Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50038209380592,"sku":"9780692302576","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780692302576_p0.jpg?v=1784237416","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692302576","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}