{"product_id":"blackjack-9780307949578","title":"Blackjack","description":"TO UNIT 3 Chicago\u003cbr\u003eFROM DIRECTOR\u003cbr\u003eIMPORTANCE: Critical \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSUBJECT Specimen Retrieval \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTARGET Shadowy hunter-killer teams, ID'ed via signature kills worldwide. Identifiable only by skull-spine removal from victims. No witnesses, no forensics, no particular race targeted. On rare occasions, scraps of what appear to be playing cards found at murder sites. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOBJECTIVE Locate and capture any member of such teams. MUST be taken alive for study and observation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAUTHORIZATION APPROVED FOR USE OF OUTSIDE CONTRACTOR Individual ID'ed only as \"Cross\" and his team. A pure mercenary outfit, well known throughout criminal underworld--no inside informants available. Ruthless, undeterred by risk, rumored never to fail, but UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES to be trusted. No known political or social objective, but has proven treacherous when retained by government in the past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUPDATE Cross and his team claim to have identified a pattern to the signature-kills, and believe they can predict a forthcoming strike. They are prepared to personally confront-and-capture, but financial arrangement alone not sufficient. What you describe as a \"Get Out of Jail Free\" card is hereby APPROVED.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307949578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.44h x 4.82w x 0.73d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/07\/2012 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2012 pg. 1015\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2012 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Andrew Vachss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52435492602037,"sku":"9780307949578","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_7352bae6-06c1-4a9b-b61c-bb4d74b4bb9b.jpg?v=1776226843","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/blackjack-9780307949578","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}