{"product_id":"books-tropical-freeze-by-james-w-hall","title":"Tropical Freeze","description":"In an exotic blue-water locale where greed and criminality thrive, the mysterious disappearance of Thorn's boyhood friend Gaeton Richards, an FBI agent, entangles Thorn in a web of violence and intrigue that takes him from seamy local bars to glittering ocean villas. Then, when Gaeton's beautiful sister becomes Thorn's lover, he finds himself facing a jealous lunatic stalking her, a rogue government agent involved in a murderous scam, and an unforgettable underworld of petty crooks, amoral hired guns, and dangerous losers.\n\n\n\n\"A terrific read with a gritty and tangible sense of place, a hero who's a cross between Davy Crockett and Philip Marlowe, and a lyrical, almost poetic touch in scenes both sexual and violent.\" — Orlando Sentinel \"Provocative and suspenseful . . . a worthy and brilliant successor to Under Cover of Daylight.\" — Jackson, Mississippi, Clarion-Ledger \"James Hall's writing is astringent, penetrating, and unfailingly gripping.\" — Dean Koontz \"Menacing . . . brilliantly written!\" — USA Today \"James W. Hall's lyrical passion for the Florida keys, his spare language and unusual images haunt us long after the story has faded.\" — New York Times Book Review \"Explosive . . . suspenseful . . . action galore.\" — Worcester Telegram \u0026amp; Gazette\n\n\n\nA selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club.","brand":"World of Books ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53772211486993,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9780393318951.jpg?v=1783972470","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/products\/books-tropical-freeze-by-james-w-hall","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}