{"product_id":"9781682300657","title":"Showdown City","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eIt’s A Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e screenwriter Todd Berger comes “...a smart, witty, absurdist Western for the discerning reader.” (Amber Benson, \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Wow. This is a cracker of a story.\"—David Cross, co-creator of \u003ci\u003eMr. Show\u003c\/i\u003e and actor, \u003ci\u003eArrested Development\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Just because you’re off the grid doesn’t mean you’re not a target. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this fiercely inventive novel of suspense and satire, \u003ci\u003eWestworld\u003c\/i\u003e by way of \u003ci\u003eDjango Unchained\u003c\/i\u003e, a down-on-his-luck helicopter pilot named Huey Palmer finds himself hired by a small cadre of treasure hunters who set out into the Nevada desert to find a gun. It’s not just any gun that eccentric billionaire Ernie Swords wants, it’s a long-lost antique, one with a story worth a fortune, and Swords has the money and the means to get it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Where Huey and his cohorts soon find themselves, however, is stranded far from civilization in a forgotten town dubbed Showdown City, where the infamous gun is one of hundreds readily available for the townsfolk to settle any and all disputes. After living in isolation for over a hundred years, the town has morphed into a warped, lawless community overseen by a delusional tyrant and his quick-draw henchman—and they do not take kindly to strangers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Huey is the one who got them into this mess in Showdown City, and now, with the unlikeliest help, he has a plan to shoot their way out. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Wow. This is a cracker of a story. In fact I am now awaiting the sequel with baited breath (sorry, just ate some nightcrawlers as part of a bet I lost. What's that? It's \u003ci\u003ebated\u003c\/i\u003e breath? Oh, never mind then).\"—David Cross, co-creator of \u003ci\u003eMr. Show\u003c\/i\u003e and actor, \u003ci\u003eArrested Development\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “\u003ci\u003eShowdown City\u003c\/i\u003e is a fast-talking slip n’ slide of a ride that grabs you by the balls and doesn’t let go—each page dragging you further into a bizarre-o world full of oddball characters and even odder situations. It’s a smart, witty, absurdist Western for the discerning reader.”—Amber Benson, \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Diversion Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47152226468080,"sku":"9781682300657","price":4.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781682300657_p0.jpg?v=1769889883","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781682300657","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}