{"product_id":"9781616140779","title":"Deadly Ruse: A Mac McClellan Mystery","description":"Mac’s girlfriend, Kate Bell, thinks she’s seen a ghost. Wes Harrison, Kate’s former boyfriend, supposedly perished twelve years ago in a boating accident. But now she swears a man she spotted in a crowded theater lobby is Wes. Mac has his doubts--it was only a fleeting glimpse. But to calm her shattered nerves, he starts making inquiries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA clue leads him from his home in St. George, Florida, to a Texas orphanage. There he uncovers startling information that turns both his and Kate’s world upside-down. Diamond smuggling, sex, deceit, and murder are just part of the twisted tale that emerges from Kate’s earlier life. Using wit, grit, and the ingrained military training of a former Marine, Mac starts to fit the pieces of this scrambled puzzle together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFurther clues point to the Palmetto Royale Casino and Resort near St. George. He and Kate discover that the casino is a front for big drug deals. When they barely escape a murder attempt, Mac knows he’s on the right track. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But he better play his cards right–because losing this high-stakes game could cost him his life.","brand":"Prometheus Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47139240280304,"sku":"9781616140779","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781616140779_p0.jpg?v=1763849016","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781616140779","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}