{"product_id":"9781427267818","title":"Bronx Requiem : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBronx Requiem\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): John Clarkson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe death of Paco \"Packy\" Johnson shouldn't have surprised anyone. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaco  Johnson spent a lifetime in the system -- starting in juvie at age 10,  then prison for most of his adult life. But he managed to make some real  friends in prison, friends who helped him get parole, a place to stay,  and plans to help him adjust to a life outside prison after seventeen  years behind bars. But only seventeen hours after he was released, he  was found dead -- murdered -- in the streets of the Bronx.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames  Beck can't save Packy any longer -- but he can try to find out what  happened to Packy, and why, and exact a measure of justice. Beck,  ringleader of a tight clique of ex-cons based in Brooklyn's Red Hook  section, is determined to accord Packy at least some dignity and a  measure of justice. But what drove Packy out onto the streets of the  Bronx his first night back? Who did he run into that hated him enough to  viciously beat him before executing him, and yet left behind his wallet  full of cash?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what at first appears to be a simple, if  tragic, street killing, quickly becomes something much more difficult  and complex. And it will take all the skills, connections, and cunning  of Beck and his team not only to learn the truth but to survive the  forces they've unwittingly unleashed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781427267818\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"CD-Audio","offer_id":40623925592270,"sku":"9781427267818","price":52.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_c99c6a80-4203-449c-8069-0046ac7810b7.jpg?v=1638582065","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781427267818","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}