{"product_id":"9781925384291","title":"Last Long Drop","description":"\u003cb\u003eA rollicking novel of surf and celebrity, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Long Drop \u003c\/i\u003eis a wild ride through the volatile world of killer waves and tabloid sensations, where any mess-up may be your last.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhen Johno Harcourt is shown the door at his high-profile newspaper job, he finds himself on the wrong side of fifty, pondering what to do with the rest of his life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhile his go-getting wife and over-achieving children are otherwise occupied, he whiles away summer days surfing and playing funky music with his odd-bod gang of mates – that is, until he lands the prize job of ghostwriting the autobiography of Australia’s veteran movie megastar, Mike Vargas.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCharismatic, confident and still a mad keen surfer, Vargas wins over Harcourt as they spend hours catching waves and drinking together while the screen legend tells of his ever-eventful life.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBut as Harcourt digs deeper, secrets from Vargas’s distant past suddenly emerge, forcing him to realise there’s a darker side to the star he thought he knew, but doesn’t.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47172008476912,"sku":"9781925384291","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781925384291_p0.jpg?v=1763634459","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781925384291","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}