{"product_id":"9781468917314","title":"The Valley: A Coachella Valley Thriller","description":"Devon Ames' premier novel is a rousing thriller set in the serene desert resort community of Palm Springs, CA. The Valley proves that nothing is as it seems.    Welcome to The Valley. Meet Jon Arceneaux: a man of upper-crust Louisiana heritage.  A Harvard graduate turned deadly covert agent in the Vietnam War.  A one-time songwriter and long-haired Pacific coast dropout who dropped back in to run a frozen seafood company.  After the loss of his true love, a failed marriage and a sold-off business, Jon is meandering through his twilight years - golfing, indulging in fine meals and wine, and finding sustenance in the company of a much younger woman.  But this meandering leads him to be the only witness to a crime he can't ignore, one that runs deeper to the core of this sleepy desert paradise than even he can imagine.  Now the perps intend on silencing him for good and Jon needs to fight... but will his wits and aging muscle be enough?  And who can he really trust to help him?  From pristine Rancho Mirage to the rustic mountain-top town of Idyllwild; from the heart of Palm Springs to the hi-desert outpost of Joshua Tree, Ames' work is filled with the true-to-life local color of the Coachella Valley... its serene hospitality, its compelling native mysticism and its dark side.","brand":"Booktango","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47170331836656,"sku":"9781468917314","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781468917314_p0.jpg?v=1763696330","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781468917314","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}