{"product_id":"9781640841215","title":"Murder On Mars","description":"\u003cp\u003eMurder on Mars is a combination of science fiction and film noir – it is about a psychic detective who is sent to a futuristic Mars to arrest a criminal who escaped from prison on Earth. The detective name is John Walker and he is a special agent with powerful psychic abilities. He also works for the NYPD. He is sent to Mars to arrest the escaped prisoner – Max Thorton. The Mars I created is much like Earth, only cleaner. In the novel, Mars is a new world – it has not become polluted and overcrowded. The capital of Mars is New Washington. But a cancer has invaded Mars – crime. A dangerous crime boss by the name of Johnny Rocco and his associate, Governor Ryan, have arrived on Mars and they begin the process of bringing chaos to a clean world. Max Thorton used to work for Rocco and he has a photographic memory and lots of connections to the underworld. Detective Walker also has a partner – a human-like android named Joe. They are sent to Mars on a spaceship called the Martian Express. On board the ship, Walker meets up with a beautiful detective – Samantha Edwards, who works for the Martian Police Force. She becomes his new partner. Along the way to Mars, Walker is contacted by a race of dead Martians – their world is gone but their spirit lives on. They are distressed to see how bad things are getting….\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Detective Walker arrives on Mars, he learns just how terrible things are on Mars – the cancer of Rocco is spreading and time is running out…..Walker must stop Rocco and his plans to hijack the planet and help the government to restore order…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apollo Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47060726448368,"sku":"9781640841215","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781640841215_p0.jpg?v=1763686119","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781640841215","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}