{"product_id":"winter-in-a-summer-town-paperback","title":"Winter in a Summer Town - 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\u003eGene Ritchings\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Jersey Shore, winter, 1969-1970. Land development has the economy booming and the local political scene awash in cash, while sensational headlines in the big city newspapers expose the grip of organized crime on government and politics in New Jersey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReporter Eddie Bonneville, an ambitious but unworldly youth, records an explosive interview with Matty \"The Mule\" Esposito, the Shore rackets boss. Outraged at being stabbed in the back by politicians he's dealt with for decades, the aged gangster defiantly opens up about his 40 years reign over the Jersey Shore underworld. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEsposito's allegations open Eddie's eyes to a world of political corruption. He believes he's onto a story that will make his career. But his investigation thrusts him into a life and death battle with the corrupt and criminal forces he has unwisely antagonized. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA portrait of small town America losing its innocence, set in the charged and painful space between generations, Eddie's story captures a young reporter's personal and professional coming of age. 'Winter in a Summer Town' is the journey of a troubled kid learning hard lessons about power, politics, and love, in a world that's trying to turn him into the kind of man he refuses to become. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 332\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.74 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 10, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44305275912327,"sku":"9798998599736","price":17.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/ows4n8rc1c9798998599736.webp?v=1774943418","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/winter-in-a-summer-town-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}