{"product_id":"9781429938617","title":"The Man with the Baltic Stare (Inspector O Series #4)","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom James Church, the author of the critically acclaimed Inspector O series, comes \u003ci\u003eThe Man with the Baltic Stare--\u003c\/i\u003eanother riveting novel set in the mysterious world of North Korea\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAutumn brings unwelcome news to Inspector O: he has been wrenched from retirement and ordered back to Pyongyang for a final assignment. The two Koreas, he learns, are now cooperating—very quietly—to maintain stability in the North. Stability requires that Inspector O lead an investigation into a crime of passion committed by the young man who has been selected as the best possible leader of a transition government. O is instructed to make sure that the case goes away. Remnants of the old regime, foreign powers, rival gangs—all want a piece of the action, and all make it clear that if O values his life, he will not get in their way. O isn't sure where his loyalties lie, and he doesn't have much time to figure out whether ‘tis better to be noble or be dead.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"St. Martin's Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154111873264,"sku":"9781429938617","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429938617_p0.jpg?v=1769902233","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429938617","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}