{"product_id":"the-king-of-swords-paperback","title":"The King of Swords - 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\u003eNick Stone\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiami, 1981. Cocaine Central. Murder Capital, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA city about to catch fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Max Mingus and his partner, Joe Liston, are anticipating a routine murder investigation when they are called to the scene of death at Miami's Primate Park--until the victim's family is found slaughtered, and a partly digested tarot card, the King of Swords, is discovered in the victim's stomach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA trail that's growing bloodier by the hour is leading Max and Joe to the most powerful criminal in Miami: the infamous Solomon Boukman. Few have ever set eyes on the evil, intensely feared enigma, but rumors abound of voodoo ceremonies, dark rites, and friends in very high places. Malevolence is running rampant in a city choking on hatred, rage, and official corruption--as Max races to discover the terrifying truth about Boukman before death's shadow reaches his own front door.\u003c\/p\u003e--South Florida Sun Sentinel\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMiami, 1981. Cocaine Central. Murder Capital, USA.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA city about to catch fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDetective Max Mingus and his partner, Joe Liston, are anticipating a routine murder investigation when they are called to the scene of death at Miami's Primate Park--until the victim's family is found slaughtered, and a partly digested tarot card, the King of Swords, is discovered in the victim's stomach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA trail that's growing bloodier by the hour is leading Max and Joe to the most powerful criminal in Miami: the infamous Solomon Boukman. Few have ever set eyes on the evil, intensely feared enigma, but rumors abound of voodoo ceremonies, dark rites, and friends in very high places. Malevolence is running rampant in a city choking on hatred, rage, and official corruption--as Max races to discover the terrifying truth about Boukman before death's shadow reaches his own front door.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 576\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.01 x 8.04 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53404908618093,"sku":"9780060897321","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/0_SK8_9tV99780060897321.webp?v=1780628749","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-king-of-swords-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}