{"product_id":"mortal-nuts-paperback","title":"Mortal Nuts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePete Hautman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePete Hautman, the acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eDrawing Dead\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eShort Money\u003c\/i\u003e, returns with his funniest, fastest, most irresistible thriller yet with the story of seventy-three-year-old Axel Speeter and his final winner-takes-all gamble with a pair of crooks after his life savings. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his cross-country poker-playing days closing, Axel Speeter has his affairs in order and is ready to settle down. He owns a taco concession at the Minnesota State Fair, and keeps his sometimes lover, Sophie Roman, and her spectacularly endowed daughter, Carmen, on the payroll. He's made a nice home for himself at the Motel 6 six, where he holds his stash of $260,000 in seven coffee cans scattered around the room. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when Carmen gets a new guy in her life, a skinhead ex-convict named James Dean, the two of them decide they want a piece of Axel's stash. They may not be the smartest couple around, but how tough can it be to take a few coffee cans away from an old guy? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarmen and James are in for a surprise, though, as they learn Axel's got one more hand to play--and the loser pays with his life.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 04, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42168655118471,"sku":"9781476747972","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/817ea0516374a7df5ee93b8a7db3643f.webp?v=1733336850","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/mortal-nuts-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}