{"product_id":"9781984818737","title":"Hostage: A Novel","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eCrais, Robert\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBallantine Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eThe bestselling author of \u003cb\u003eDemolition Angel\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003cb\u003eL.A. Requiem\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ereturns with his most  intense and intricate thriller yet. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e said, Robert Crais  is “a crime writer operating at the top of his game.”  His complex heroes and heroines,  his mastery of noir atmosphere, and his brilliant, taut plots have catapulted him  into the front rank of a new breed of thriller writers.  \u003cb\u003eHostage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eproves his earlier  success was no fluke.  It’s an unstoppable read.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An ex-con with delusions of grandeur  and his tagalong brother unwittingly team up with a psychopath one wrong word away  from meltdown.  When their late afternoon joyride turns into a random act of violence,  they take a family hostage in the affluent bedroom community of Bristo Camino.  Enter  Chief of Police Jeff Talley, a stressed-out former LAPD SWAT negotiator who is hiding  from his past.  Plunged back into the high-pressure world that he desperately wants  to forget, Talley soon learns that his nightmare has only begun.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The hostages  are not who they seem, and the home contains secrets that even L.A.’s most lethal  and volatile crime lord, Sonny Benza, fears.  As Talley tries to hold himself together  and save the people inside, the full weight of Benza’s wrath descends on him, putting  the police chief and his own family at risk.  Soon, all involved are held hostage  by the exigencies of fate and the only one capable of diffusing the standoff is the  least stable of them all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eHostage\u003c\/b\u003e is a blistering stand-alone thriller with superb  characters in crisis, multistranded plotting, and pitch-perfect Southern California  sensibility.","brand":"Ballantine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43352193270015,"sku":"9781984818737","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9781984818737_s600x595.jpg?v=1775595418","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9781984818737","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}