{"product_id":"fadeaway-joe-9781639104369","title":"Fadeaway Joe","description":"\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of S. A. Cosby and Allen Eskens, Joe Pendergast must go all in one last time as he grapples with the ghosts of his past-and present-in this gritty, high-stakes thriller.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSixty-four-year-old Joe has known violence his entire life. For forty years, he's worked as an enforcer for loan shark and close friend Maxie Smith, breaking more than a few bones along the way. When Maxie abruptly fires him, Joe isn't sure where to lay the blame--on Maxie, the man he once considered his brother, or on the early-onset Alzheimer's that made Maxie lose faith in him in the first place. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo keep his head above water, he begins to operate a food truck that's barely getting by. Desperate to regain some purpose in his life, Joe makes a life-altering decision: he's going to take down Maxie Smith by any means necessary, once and for all. However, his plan of revenge is sidelined when he meets twenty-two-year-old Paula Jessup, a wise-cracking amateur detective with a few scheming cards up her sleeve, who's on the run from a trafficking ring she's been investigating. The two form an unlikely bond: Paula needs some protection and Joe needs a purpose. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith the stakes running high and the clock ticking down--will this gamble pay off?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Crooked Lane Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/22\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781639104369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.25lbs","brand":"Hugh Lessig","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42925133594805,"sku":"9781639104369","price":25.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_59b71314-fda4-4b1d-a36f-af105ce12f1e.jpg?v=1687846189","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/fadeaway-joe-9781639104369","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}