{"product_id":"9780692679227","title":"A Silver Medallion","description":"\u003ch4\u003eHuman Trafficking terrifies her.\u003ci\u003e Seeing it face-to-face forces her to act. \u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2015, Crystal Moore encounters a slave in Dallas, Texas -- a slave held not by chains, but by threats her two girls held hostage in the jungles of Mexico will be killed if she escapes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo naïve Crystal, it's clear. The children must be rescued first, or the mother will never escape. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrystal would like to forget it, but her conscience will not let her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe goes to Mexico and secures the help of mysterious Juan Grande. If she succeeds, mother and children will be free -- but Crystal will have two powerful and ruthless men, one in Texas and one in Mexico, who will want her dead. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Silver Medallion \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eis a gripping, action-packed adventure from talented author James Callan. Crystal Moore is a tough and savvy heroine ... \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestselling Author Bobbi Smith \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Silver Medallion, the second title in the Crystal Moore Suspense series, reads like a gold-medal thriller from page one, when Crystal Moore and her grandmother take in a young Hispanic woman who escaped from a drug-dealing, modern-day Texas slaveholder. Crystal emerges as a compelling heroine with a big heart and bold personality, and her fierce independence allows Callan the creative freedom to take his character into the heart of Mexico to rescue two young girls she's never met. ... From \u003cb\u003eBookLife Prize in Fiction,\u003c\/b\u003e Critic's Report \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Callan's \u003ci\u003eA Silver Medallion \u003c\/i\u003eis a fine blend of colorful characters, action, suspense, and serious. Crystal Moore and her grandmother, Eula, are a great team as they take on modern-day slavery and academic fraud in this nonstop novel. Check it out! - Bill Crider, best-selling author of the Sheriff Dan Rhodes series \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCallan is a master at understanding human conflict and a person's raw emotions when they stand on the brink of losing everything. - Caleb Pirtle, Editorial Director, Gallivant Press. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Silver Medallion \u003c\/i\u003ewon the ETWG novel contest for mystery\/thriller over entries from across the U.S. and several foreign countries.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Passion Readers Book Club named \u003ci\u003eA Silver Medallion \u003c\/i\u003e the \u003cb\u003eBest Mystery Book for 2016.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pennant Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49849310019824,"sku":"9780692679227","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780692679227","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}