{"product_id":"9781682300664","title":"Showdown City","description":"\u003cp\u003e \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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust because you’re off the grid doesn’t mean you’re not a target.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhere 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHuey 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Diversion Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47055751741680,"sku":"9781682300664","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781682300664_p0.jpg?v=1769889975","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781682300664","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}