{"product_id":"hard-town-hardcover","title":"Hard Town - Hardcover","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\u003eAdam Plantinga\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller\u003ci\u003e The Ascent\u003c\/i\u003e, a retired Detroit cop must unravel the mystery of a small desert town.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After surviving a deadly prison break, ex-Detroit cop Kurt Argento is ready for some quiet. Still working through his grief over the passing of his wife, Argento finds himself house-sitting for a friend with his loyal companion, Hudson, a Chow Chow-Shepard mix. It's a simple life, but it's one that Argento is content to live. Then Kristin Reed shows up, begging Argento to find her missing husband and son. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Argento starts to notice that Fenton, Arizona is more than meets the eye. First there's the large, overly equipped public safety team complete with specialized tactics and sophisticated weaponry. Then there's the unusual financial boosting of failing small businesses by the U.S. government. Finally, there's a man with no name with unprecedented control over the town. Argento finds himself unraveling not just the truth behind the disappearance of a family, but a conspiracy that's taken a whole town to cover up. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Fenton, Arizona is going to push him further than he's ever had to go. And along the way, he may just lose a part of himself. Because justice isn't as black and white as Argento would like to believe.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAdam Plantinga \u003c\/b\u003eis a patrol sergeant with the San Francisco Police Department whose first two nonfiction books-- \u003ci\u003e400 Things Cops Know \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Police Craft\u003c\/i\u003e-- have become his calling cards to the world of thrillers. \u003ci\u003e400 Things \u003c\/i\u003ewas nominated for an Agatha, a Macavity, and was deemed \"the new Bible for crime writers\" by the \u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e. Adam's fiction debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Ascent\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 2024 and became a \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47263851184377,"sku":"9781538739907","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/X6vxcHkfbo9781538739907.webp?v=1768822684","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/hard-town-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}