{"product_id":"9780984048410","title":"Assassination in Galveston","description":"Assassination In Galveston\u003cp\u003eYear:1996 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHavana, Cuba -- The Conspiracy \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the collapse of the Soviet Union, Cuba faces a severe shortage of goods and a people growing more restless each day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Castro brothers hatch a dangerous plan to help their ally, Hugo Chávez, become president of Venezuela. Chávez will then supply the oil Cuba needs--at bargain prices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Chávez's chief rival announces a trip to Texas, Raúl sends his top agent to Galveston to assassinate the Venezuelan diplomat.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGalveston, Texas -- The Pursuit\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eParker McLeod, an ex-army intel officer, battles his own brand of demons--alcohol and Gulf War Syndrome--while running a bar on the far west end of Galveston Island.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEn-route to Galveston, the Cuban agent assaults Parker during a storm. The attack thrusts Parker into a caper he neither wanted nor imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe agent, suffering mind-twisting psychoses of his own, engages two anarchist brothers to help him complete his mission.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, a beautiful Cuban newspaper reporter arrives in Galveston and enlists Parker's aid to track the agent. Rushing against the clock, Parker and the reporter must follow a harrowing trail of twists and turns to untangle the assassin's mission and prevent cataclysmic repercussions for the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"West Bay Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47023949054192,"sku":"9780984048410","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780984048410_p0.jpg?v=1763884635","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780984048410","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}