{"product_id":"9781250790736","title":"Death Rattle","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDeath Rattle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Alex Gilly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEvery life has its price...  Alex Gilly's \u003ci\u003eDeath Rattle\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely thriller for fans of Don Winslow's \u003ci\u003eThe Border\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Carmen Vega's boyfriend tries to kill her, she hands over all her savings to a smuggler and sets out from Tijuana in a small, leaky boat. Within sight of the California coast, the boat starts to sink, and its passengers are rescued by border patrol.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoon, Carmen turns up dead in a privately-operated Migrant Detention Center. Neither Nick Finn, the officer who saved Carmen from drowning, nor his wife, human-rights lawyer Mona Jimenez, are satisfied with the prison's account of what happened to Carmen.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTrouble is, the company that runs the prison is on the verge of signing a billion-dollar procurement contract with Homeland Security. And there are people in this world for whom a billion dollars is worth a lot more than one human life. Or even three.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDeath Rattle\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“What’s a border noir mystery without vicious drug cartels and desperate illegal migrants? Alex Gilly obligingly provides those joys in \u003ci\u003eDeath Rattle\u003c\/i\u003e which is set in a town on the California-Mexico border laughably named Paradise.”—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Impressive....will keep readers turning the pages. Thriller fans will want to see more of Nick.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eDevil's Harbor\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“You're there, amidst the action, feeling, hearing, even smelling the tension. This is one of those labyrinths of mystery readers crave.”—Steve Berry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] thrill-a-moment first novel…The ending is an unexpected nail-bitter that crackles with tension. Readers will look forward to seeing more of Nick.”—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Buy it! Recommend it! The writing is exuberant yet controlled, the plot is twisty and devious yet easily tracked, the characters are freshly imagined… the revelations are startling.”—\u003ci\u003eBooklist, \u003c\/i\u003estarred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781250790736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Forge Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40799238291662,"sku":"9781250790736","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_475eea95-dd77-47f8-864d-5f508aeb4161.jpg?v=1642490026","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781250790736","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}