{"product_id":"grayduck-paperback","title":"Grayduck - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eScott R. Welvaert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRunning from the mob is deadly. But running from your past...that's impossible.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor twenty years, adoptive gangster Jimmy the Grayduck has become the best bag man for the Chicago Polish mob. He's earned the trust of Boss Vikk Korsack and is engaged to his youngest daughter Melina. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe envy of every wiseguy in the Windy City, Jimmy's secret, runaway past still haunts him: the cursed satchel he and his childhood friends unearthed from an Ojibwe burial mound. It destroyed his family and childhood but helped him clean up after the mob and make a name for himself. But when Vikk retires and appoints the Grayduck his successor, Jimmy's past kicks back. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis last job is to dispose of a hooded woman locked in a storage unit. A woman who threatens to topple everything he built in Chicago and force him to confront his past. Can Jimmy have the best of both worlds? Or will he be forced to cash out and run from the mob? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy readers can't stop turning pages: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHigh-stakes tension in a gritty, mob world: \u003c\/strong\u003e Catch up with Jimmy the Grayduck as he navigates the Chicago underworld filled with wiseguys, mob hits, evidence disposal, and the panic-induced anxiety it takes to survive, when one misstep can kill you.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA past that won't stay buried and secrets that could kill: \u003c\/strong\u003e Uncover the dark truths of Jimmy's past in Minnesota as a teen, that left a community, and its people, traumatized before he took matters into his own hands and ran away from home.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRekindled romance amid desperation and survival: \u003c\/strong\u003e Witness a couple tackle the danger of trying to escape the mob, while rekindling the deep romance they thought died years ago. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMidwestern escape with hitmen, safe houses, and second chances: \u003c\/strong\u003eJourney with our couple as they make their way to Alaska, avoiding the hitters on their tail, but making one last stop back home, before they erase themselves from the world forever.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA slightly supernatural mob thriller: \u003c\/strong\u003eTake \u003cem\u003eGoodfellas\u003c\/em\u003e and smash it up with \u003cem\u003eStranger Things\u003c\/em\u003e in a story that pairs real-world mob threats with supernatural ones, that lead to a nail-biting, on-the-road romance, with a backstory so dark, you may not recover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you need a dark love story told against a mob backdrop, bone-chilling tension, and a trauma-filled childhood, then step across the line and venture into the gray!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 07, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48452535419129,"sku":"9798295422508","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/cE3ZCJSnfJ9798295422508.webp?v=1779954833","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/grayduck-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}