{"product_id":"the-laughing-falcon-9781770416499","title":"The Laughing Falcon","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eOriginally published in 2002 and nominated for the Arthur Ellis Award for Best Crime Novel\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eA blend of thriller, satire, and romance with a shocking twist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRomance novelist Maggie Schneider flees snowy Canada for Costa Rica, seeking inspiration ... and maybe even a romantic encounter. She finds far more than she expected when she's kidnapped by a rag-tag gang led by a handsome, charismatic revolutionary called Halcon: the Falcon. Also held hostage for ransom is Halcon's main target, the flirtatious wife of a right-wing U.S. senator, who seeks to capture the Republican nomination as U.S. president.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter burned-out ex-secret agent Slack Cardinal, the protagonist of Deverell's third novel, \u003ci\u003eMecca\u003c\/i\u003e. Now he has changed his name and is hiding out in the Costa Rican jungles, working as a tour guide. But he is found there by CIA operative Ham Bakerfield and reluctantly pressed into service to try to rescue the women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770416499","brand":"William Deverell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42406043779253,"sku":"9781770416499","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_7aebf942-53c2-4ef1-9775-158989f14766.jpg?v=1664285509","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-laughing-falcon-9781770416499","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}