{"product_id":"the-professionals-paperback","title":"The Professionals - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOwen Laukkanen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFour friends, caught in a terrible job market, joke about turning to kidnapping to survive. And then, suddenly, it's no joke. For two years, the strategy they devise works like a charm--until they kidnap the wrong man.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow two groups are after them--the law, in the form of veteran state investigator Kirk Stevens and hotshot young FBI agent Carla Windermere, and an organized crime outfit looking for payback. As they crisscross the country in a series of increasingly explosive confrontations, each of them is ultimately forced to recognize the truth: The real professionals, cop or criminal, are those who are willing to sacrifice everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter graduation\u003cb\u003e, Owen Laukkanen\u003c\/b\u003e answered a Craigslist ad--and for the next three years, he was the tournament reporter for a poker website, traveling from the luxurious casinos of Monaco and Macau to the sketchiest card rooms of Atlantic City.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 496\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 7.4 x 4.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 02, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42096580034695,"sku":"9780425250495","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/20c87e80e5c425cb75aa86d45d7523a4.webp?v=1732342849","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-professionals-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}