{"product_id":"9781932482133","title":"The Devil's Staircase","description":"Action, humor, and adventure rule as Ranger Black Jack Ransom accepts a special assignment from Sam Houston outgoing President of the Texas Republic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In Ransom's own words all he has to do is: \"Kill Rafael, steal the gold from armed vaqueros in a foreign country and get it back to Texas through Comanche and bandit country without getting my ass shot off. Then I have to convince Anson Jones that I was on assignment for you when I stole the gold. Sounds like a crappy deal, General, especially if something happens to you while I'm gone.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRansom accepts the assignment in order to settle a vendetta with bandit leader Rafael and enlists the aid of notorious mountain man and cutthroat, Patch Wilkes as his only dubious ally. Along the way Ransom must deal with a belligerent Mexican aristocrat, treacherous Comanche warriors, a gang of banditos, kidnapping, double-cross, hardship, and murder. Violence and deception pursue Ransom as he pursues his only goal: kill Rafael. One disclosure follows another in this violent tale of the early days of the Texas Republic.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBOSON BOOKS\u003c\/b\u003e offers several westerns and nonfiction works by Randy Smith. For an author bio, photo, and a sample read, visit bosonbooks.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"C\u0026M Online Media, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47141259247856,"sku":"9781932482133","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781932482133_p0.jpg?v=1763638979","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781932482133","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}