{"product_id":"9781504006392","title":"Max Trueblood and the Jersey Desperado","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn old hit man befriends a bumbling would-be gangster\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As a hit man, Max Trueblood never left the house without a gun. Now that he’s retired, he doesn’t always pack heat. This is a mistake. When he returns home one day from the grocery store, he finds his apartment broken into and two thugs waiting with a summons from their boss. Trueblood scares them off, but he knows it isn’t over. He is officially unretired.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e When mob boss Raphael Tadzio decides he wants Max dead, he taps the up-and-coming hoodlum Jerry Donahue for the job. Despite his infinite self-confidence, Jerry has never killed before. He falters when it’s time to pull the trigger, and he and Max become unlikely friends. When the city’s best hit man joins forces with its worst, organized crime will never be the same.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[A] smartly written good-buddies adventure.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “An exciting and unusual story.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “A heart stopper.” —\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e on “Role Model”","brand":"MysteriousPress.com\/Open Road","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47175808057584,"sku":"9781504006392","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504006392_p0.jpg?v=1769896944","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504006392","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}