{"product_id":"a-promise-to-die-for-hardcover","title":"A Promise to Die for - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Holgate\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou don't ignore a man's dying wish.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRetired diplomat Sam Hough boards a transatlantic flight to Paris after making a seemingly innocent promise to find the five-year-old son of a dying friend, a son the friend has never known.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith only the thinnest of clues, Sam quickly realizes that those who agree to help him soon disappear, those who don't disappear refuse to help him, and still others want to kill him rather than help find the boy. Clearly there are things his friend neglected to tell him. But what did he leave out--and why?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam's search through the narrow streets of the great city's seamiest neighborhoods leads him into a maze of suspicion, betrayal, and growing danger--and to the rekindling of a long-lost romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn its shadows, the city of light holds deadly secrets. Sam must race to resolve his mysterious quest before his promise turns into an epitaph. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers who enjoy thrillers by Graham Greene, John le Carr?, and Jack Slater.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Holgate has led a remarkably varied life. Besides serving as a diplomat in American embassies overseas, he has worked as a congressional staffer; acted with the national tour of an improvisational theater group; worked as a crew member of a barge on the canals of France; and lived in a tent while working as a gardener in Malibu.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis novel \u003ci\u003eTangier\u003c\/i\u003e received the Silver Medal in Fiction from the Independent Publishers group and made Bookreaders ten-best list in the Indie Mystery\/Suspense category. \u003ci\u003eMadagascar\u003c\/i\u003e met with similar critical success, receiving a coveted starred review from \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e as well as another listing from Bookreaders among the ten best Mystery\/Suspense novels of the year. Holgate lives with his wife, Felicia, in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51775160910112,"sku":"9780744311693","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/174c76add81a840faf6d198b85eca70f.webp?v=1780458912","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-promise-to-die-for-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}