{"product_id":"9781439129517","title":"God's Favorite: A Novel","description":"In this fascinating work of historical fiction, award-winning author Lawrence Wright captures all the gripping drama and black humor of Panama during the final, nerve-racking days of its legendary dictator, Manuel Antonio Noriega.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is Christmas 1989, and Tony Noriega's demons are finally beginning to catch up with him. A former friend of President Bush, Fidel Castro, and Oliver North, this universally reviled strongman is on the run from the U.S. Congress, the Justice Department, the Colombian mob, and a host of political rivals. In his desperation, Tony Noriega seeks salvation from any and all quarters -- God, Satan, a voodoo priest, even the spirits of his murdered enemies. But with a million-dollar price on his head and 20,000 American soldiers on his trail, Noriega is fast running out of options.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawn from a historical record more dramatic than even the most artful spy novel. \u003ci\u003eGod's Favorite\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting and darkly comic fictional account of the events that occurred in Panama from 1985 to the dictator's capture in 1989. With a journalist's eye for detail, Lawrence Wright leads the reader toward a dramatic face-off in the Vatican embassy, where Noriega confronts his psychological match in the Papal Nuncio.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47154832998640,"sku":"9781439129517","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781439129517_p0.jpg?v=1763789004","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781439129517","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}