{"product_id":"the-house-of-wolfe-a-border-noir-paperback","title":"The House of Wolfe: A Border Noir - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Carlos Blake\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe award-winning author's \"hard-edged, fast-moving thriller\" about love, crime, family, and loyalty set around the borderlands of Texas and Mexico (\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn a rainy winter night in Mexico City, a ten-member wedding party is kidnapped in front of the groom's family mansion. The perpetrator is a small-time gangster named El Galáaacute;n, who wants nothing more than to make his crew part of a major cartel. He hopes that this crime will be his big break. Setting the wedding party's ransom at five million US dollars, he demands to be paid in cash within twenty-four hours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only captive not related to either the bride or the groom is the young Jessica Juliet Wolfe, a close friend of the bride. Jessie also hails from a family of notorious outlaws that has branches on both sides of the border, and when the Wolfes learn of Jessie's abduction, El Galán suddenly finds himself in over his head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This fast-paced, well-plotted thriller\" from the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eIn the Rogue Blood\u003c\/i\u003e \"reads like a mix of Cormac McCarthy and Elmore Leonard\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"[\u003ci\u003eThe House of Wolfe\u003c\/i\u003e] keeps the reader engaged as the action rushes toward a surprising and fully satisfying conclusion\" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A pungent and exhilarating read. \" --\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames Carlos Blake\u003c\/b\u003e was the author of twelve novels and numerous short stories. He was a member of the Texas Institute of Letters and a recipient of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize. He lived in Arizona.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.2 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 08, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53467959624045,"sku":"9780802124746","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/9QBv4IQAKr9780802124746.webp?v=1781899135","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-house-of-wolfe-a-border-noir-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}