{"product_id":"the-king-of-swords-9780060897321","title":"The King of Swords","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A big crime novel. . . . Stone has a grand story to tell, and he does it with panache. It's the story of a city and an era (the Reagan reference isn't gratuitous), at once hilarious and tragic. It's a story filled with characters that range from honorable to morally ambiguous to frighteningly evil. It's filled with voodoo rituals, crooked cops, street life, and wrenching descriptions. . . . Brilliant.\" -- \u003cem\u003eBooklist \u003c\/em\u003e(starred review)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNick Stone's first novel, \u003cem\u003eMr. Clarinet, \u003c\/em\u003e took the crime fiction world by storm--winning enthusiastic raves (\"Exquisite\" --\u003cem\u003eSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel\u003c\/em\u003e; \"A spellbinding thriller of the highest order\" --\u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e) as well as a Macavity and a CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award. In \u003cem\u003eThe King of Swords\u003c\/em\u003e, Stone brings back Detective Max Mingus in a chilling and mesmerizing \"prequel\" that combines murder, police corruption, and voodoo black magic. \u003cem\u003eThe King of Swords \u003c\/em\u003eblazes with Miami heat--and it earns Nick Stone a permanent spot in the winner's circle alongside the masters James Ellroy, Dennis Lehane, James Lee Burke, Walter Mosley, and Stephen King.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/29\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060897321\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 576\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.01lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.20w x 1.01d","brand":"Nick Stone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44736607289525,"sku":"9780060897321","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_05992846-f027-4ae8-b40f-7f1de50720ea.jpg?v=1729609791","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-king-of-swords-9780060897321","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}