{"product_id":"9781250112064","title":"Once a Crooked Man : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eOnce a Crooked Man\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): David McCallum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Darkly comedic.” —\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrime pays. And pays well.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSal, Max, and Enzo Bruschetti have proved this over a lifetime of nefarious activity that they have kept hidden from law enforcement. Now, however, Max has a problem. His doctor has told him to take it easy, and so Max has decided that the time has come for the family to retire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when young actor Harry Murphy overhears the Bruschetti brothers planning changes to their organization, including the murder of a man in London who knows too much, he makes the well-intentioned if egregious mistake of trying to warn the Bruschetti’s intended victim, and the brothers' plans begin to unravel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt turns tense and funny, \u003ci\u003eOnce a Crooked Man \u003c\/i\u003eis infused with the infectious charm that has made David McCallum one of television’s longest running, most-beloved stars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Crackling, darkly comic.” —\u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Highly entertaining . . . McCallum respects the genres’ tenets, supplying the right amount of intrigue, violence, and sex for a well-plotted, action-packed tale.” —Associated Press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e “Pretty danged good.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250112064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40603606450382,"sku":"9781250112064","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250112064","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}