{"product_id":"devil-makes-three-paperback","title":"Devil Makes Three - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Fountain\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE 2024 JOYCE CAROL OATES PRIZE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBOOK REVIEW EDITOR'S CHOICE \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eWASHINGTON POST BEST FICTION OF 2023 -\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eBilly Lynn's Long Halftime Walk\u003c\/i\u003e comes a brilliant and propulsive new novel about greed, power, and American complicity set in Haiti \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An engrossing, psychologically complex and politically astute novel.\" \u003ci\u003e--The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eHaiti, 1991.\u003c\/b\u003e When a violent coup d'?tat leads to the fall of President Jean-Bertrand Aristide, American expat Matt Amaker is forced to abandon his idyllic, beachfront scuba business. With the rise of a brutal military dictatorship and an international embargo threatening to destroy even the country's most powerful players, some are looking to gain an advantage in the chaos-and others are just looking to make it through another day. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDesperate for money--and survival--Matt teams up with his best friend and business partner Alix Variel, the adventurous only son of a socially prominent Haitian family. They set their sights on legendary shipwrecks that have been rumored to contain priceless treasures off a remote section of Haiti's southern coast. Their ambition and exploration of these disastrous wrecks come with a cascade of ill-fated incidents--one that involves Misha, Alix's erudite sister, who stumbles onto an arms-trafficking ring masquerading as a U.S. government humanitarian aid office, and rookie CIA case officer Audrey O'Donnell, who finds herself doing clandestine work on an assignment that proves to be more difficult and dubious than she could have possibly imagined. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eDevil Makes Three\u003c\/i\u003e's depiction of blood politics, the machinations of power, and a country in the midst of upheaval is urgently and insistently resonant. This new novel is sure to cement Ben Fountain's reputation as one of the twenty-first century's boldest and most perceptive writers.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 544\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8.2 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51752895217952,"sku":"9781250776532","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d358c6e1f51bb9a46ac7d49749aedb30.webp?v=1780007080","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/devil-makes-three-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}