{"product_id":"gideons-sword-paperback","title":"Gideon's Sword - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDouglas Preston\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLincoln Child\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroducing Gideon Crew: trickster, prodigy, master thief\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt twelve, Gideon Crew witnessed his father, a world-class mathematician, accused of treason and gunned down. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt twenty-four, summoned to his dying mother's bedside, Gideon learned the truth: His father was framed and deliberately slaughtered. With her last breath, she begged her son to avenge him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, with a new purpose in his life, Gideon crafts a one-time mission of vengeance, aimed at the perpetrator of his father's destruction. His plan is meticulous, spectacular, and successful. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut from the shadows, someone is watching. A very powerful someone, who is impressed by Gideon's special skills. Someone who has need of just such a renegade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor Gideon, this operation may be only the beginning . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe thrillers of Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child \"stand head and shoulders above their rivals\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e). Preston and Child's \u003ci\u003eRelic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Cabinet of Curiosities\u003c\/i\u003e were chosen by readers in a National Public Radio poll as being among the one hundred greatest thrillers ever written, and \u003ci\u003eRelic\u003c\/i\u003e was made into a number-one box office hit movie. They are coauthors of the famed Pendergast series and their recent novels include\u003ci\u003e Fever Dream\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCold Vengeance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTwo Graves\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGideon's Corpse\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to his novels, Preston writes about archaeology for the New Yorker and Smithsonian magazines. Lincoln Child is a former book editor who has published five novels of his own, including the huge bestseller \u003ci\u003eDeep Storm\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003eReaders can sign up for The Pendergast File, a monthly \"strangely entertaining note\" from the authors, at their website, www.PrestonChild.com. The authors welcome visitors to their alarmingly active Facebook page, where they post regularly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.1 x 4.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 24, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42169062162567,"sku":"9781455588107","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/b51e8d0a9054413e670150ff1d08a09e.webp?v=1733338923","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/gideons-sword-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}