{"product_id":"9781429905282","title":"An Ordinary Decent Criminal: A Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003eNot since Jack Reacher has there been such a quickthinking, hard-edged antihero who readers will root for against all odds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll recovering drug addict and reformed thief Montgomery Haaviko wants to do is settle down with his wife and baby in their new home and work on building a straight life, one free of the day-to-day hustle and danger of being a career criminal. But for a man who's never held down a legitimate job it isn't going to be easy. When Monty foils a robbery in his new home, killing the intruders, he soon finds he has both a small-time crime boss and a star police sergeant looking for ways to ruin him, run him out of town, or kill him. It's going to take all of the tricks this streetwise ex-con has up his sleeves to prove his innocence, protect his family, and avoid the temptation of the life he left behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMontgomery Haaviko's Tricks of the Trade: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e• Be nice. Nice is good. Nice sets a standard. Then, when you get mean, the shock is strongest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• Armored cars are owned by people with guns. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• When burglarizing a house move slowly. Then slow down. Now cut it by half. And you've got it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e• A couple of drops of crazy glue on the tips of your fingers will eliminate fingerprints.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153857921264,"sku":"9781429905282","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429905282_p0.jpg?v=1769901438","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429905282","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}