{"product_id":"9781427271709","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\u003eA deliciously quirky crime novel from David McCallum, the beloved actor know for his portrayal of Illya Kuryakin on \u003ci\u003eThe Man From U.N.C.L.E. \u003c\/i\u003eand Dr. Donald \"Ducky\" Mallard on \u003ci\u003eNCIS\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. Nowhere in any file, on any computer is there a record of anything illegal from which they have profited. But Max has a problem. His body is getting old and his doctor has told him to take it easy. 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 t0o much, the Bruschetti's plans begin to unravel. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter Harry makes the well-intentioned if egregious mistake of trying to warn the Bruchetti's intended victim he finds himself alone in a foreign country, on the wrong side of the law, with a suitcase full of cash and a dangerous man on his trail. And while his good looks, charm and cheerful persistence may prove assets in the turbulent events that follow, none of Harry's past roles have prepared him for what happens next.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA turns tense and funny, \u003ci\u003eOnce a Crooked Man\u003c\/i\u003e is 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\"If listening is your preference, you'll be happy to know the audio book is narrated by the author, whose facility with accents, intonations and vocal styles is so convincing you'll swear there are several readers at the mike.\"-Fran Wood, \u003ci\u003eNJ.com\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"McCallum is effective when giving voice to his creations, going American for the Manhattanites, upper-class Brit for Villiers and his wife, adding a bit of a Russian growl for Ivan, and a brash, sexy cockney for Lizzie.\" -\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"To hear a terrific book brilliantly performed by the author is one of life's huge pleasures. [David McCallum's] velvety voice is a wonderful instrument, and he uses it to purr, to alarm, to make you laugh while he remains quietly deadpan as he follows his Candide-like actor-hero Harry Murphy through a baroque series of toils and dangers he got into because he was trying to save a stranger's life. Only an actor could have written this deliciously entertaining story, and \u003cb\u003eno one could have performed it better. Standing O\u003c\/b\u003e.\" -\u003ci\u003eAudioFile Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, Earphones Award Winner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781427271709\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Macmillan Audio","offers":[{"title":"CD-Audio","offer_id":40631484907726,"sku":"9781427271709","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_cbe05c2a-ba8f-499e-862f-413816ddbde4.jpg?v=1638844349","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781427271709","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}