{"product_id":"the-gatekeeper-a-thriller-9781250890030","title":"The Gatekeeper: A Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Byrne's \u003ci\u003eThe Gatekeeper\u003c\/i\u003e introduces Dez Limerick in the most anticipated thriller in years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA highly trained team of mercenaries launches a well-planned, coordinated attack on a well-guarded military contractor - but they didn't count on one thing, the right man being in the wrong place at the right time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesmond Aloysius Limerick (\"Dez\" to all) is a retired mercenary, and enthusiastic amateur musician, currently in Southern California, enjoying the sun and sitting in on the occasional gig, when the hotel he's residing at falls under attack. A skilled team attempts to kidnap the Chief legal counsel of Triton Expeditors, a major military contractor - in fact, Petra Alexandris is the daughter of the CEO - but their meticulously-planned, seamlessly executed scheme runs into the figurative 'spanner-in-the-works, ' Dez himself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter foiling the attack, and with nothing better to do, Dez agrees to help Alexandris with another problem she's having - someone has embezzled more than a billion dollars from her company and left very few tracks behind. But Dez is a gatekeeper - one who opens doors and keeps them open - and this is just a door of another kind. And the door he opens leads to a dangerous conspiracy involving media manipulation, militias, an armed coup, and an attempt to fracture the United States themselves. There's only one obstacle between the conspirators and success - and that is Dez, The Gatekeeper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/25\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250890030\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 4.12w x 1.00d","brand":"James Byrne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42769715822773,"sku":"9781250890030","price":8.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_872c3812-3715-4bc5-b226-c51d0d8e1988.jpg?v=1678835669","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-gatekeeper-a-thriller-9781250890030","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}