{"product_id":"9781491766835","title":"A Patchwork of Old Spies","description":"\u003cp\u003eZach asked Josie what she really thought of the present state of affairs.  “I’m tempted to use that line from my favorite movie, ‘Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.’”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Okay, Scarlet. But surely you are concerned over what’s been going on. That famous memory of yours must be putting … what do you call them? Oh, yes, patches. Aren’t you putting two and two together and getting five? That’s what you usually do.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt was Josie’s turn to laugh. “Honestly, Zach, what I’m putting together reads like a script for a bad spy movie. We have nothing but red herrings, a mishmash of motley characters from various parts of the globe, more spies than villains, an attempted kidnapping, a fistfight, a car chase, a car blown up, a car accident, an escape on a motorcycle, nefarious thugs, virtuous good guys, covert agencies falling over covert agencies, a safe house or hideout, as the case may be, drug smuggling, romantic intrigue, false passports, not to mention changing locales: an offshore bank, an Irish pub, a travel plaza, a small animal hospital, and marinas up and down the east coast. We even have a plateful of old ops: Seagull, Mulberry Bush, Polaris. I’ve even had to revisit the Patches program. The inmates are running the asylum.”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“So you think we’re being set up?”\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“That’s what bothers me. Just what are we doing in this particular script? Why Chipley Island? Why round up all these old spies? Why here?”\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iUniverse, Incorporated","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131831304432,"sku":"9781491766835","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781491766835_p0.jpg?v=1763659665","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781491766835","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}