{"product_id":"9780999231944","title":"Pro Bono","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the writer of the darkly comedic film \u003cem\u003eFalling Down \u003c\/em\u003ecomes the novel \u003cem\u003ePro Bono\u003c\/em\u003e, the story of Adrien, a professional assassin and amateur chef who, in order to overcome a career-crippling crisis of conscience, volunteers to kill a few deserving souls free of charge. The client, Charles, formerly a take-life-by-the-balls thrill-seeker, is now a wheelchair-bound quadriplegic determined to take revenge against the three men he holds responsible for making him the man he is today. The targets: The driver of the Hummer who, while texting, crashed head-on into Charles’ hybrid; the doctor who failed to notice the hairline fracture in his vertebrae during a rushed post-accident exam, and the insurance company executive who found the loophole to deny his claim. The unlikely pair pursue their quarry in a custom Winnebago along with Jeanette, a nurse-practitioner with a past, Spike, an intellectually challenged, muscle-bound driver, and a hunting dog that Adrien is re-training as a service animal - a canine metaphor for the master who is himself questioning his purpose in life. Sharing some comedically-violent DNA with Mr. Smith’s iconic film, which starred Michael Douglas as an unemployed defense worker on a one-man rampage against the multi-cultural annoyances of 1990’s Los Angeles, \u003cem\u003ePro Bono\u003c\/em\u003e is as outrageously funny as it is soulfully thought-provoking.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Klipspringer Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134366073072,"sku":"9780999231944","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780999231944_p0.jpg?v=1763946306","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780999231944","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}