{"product_id":"glass-tiger-paperback","title":"Glass Tiger - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoe Gores\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrendan Thorne, ex-Ranger, ex-sniper for the CIA, has foresworn violence when his presence is demanded at a top-secret meeting. Halden Corwin, legendary Vietnam sniper and mercenary, has vowed to assassinate the recently elected president of the United States, and the government's computers have picked Thorne as the most likely person to find Corwin. Special agent Terrill Hatfield's crack FBI team will take care of the rest. But when the plan doesn't go as described, Thorne discovers he's been drawn into a web of lies, ambitions, and double-crosses that will force him to stand and fight. A fast-paced thriller full of stunning revelations, Glass Tiger will leave the reader breathless.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrendan Thorne, ex-Ranger in Panama, ex-sniper for a CIA front in Colombia, has foresworn violence and is living in Kenya when FBI agent Terrill Hatfield arranges for Thorne s deportation back to the United States. In a top-secret meeting, Thorne is told that Halden Corwin, legendary Vietnam sniper and mercenary, has vowed to assassinate the recently elected president of the United States. The government s computers have picked Thorne as the most likely person to find Corwin and stop him. Thorne won t have to kill anyone; Hatfield s crack FBI team will take care of that. But when the plan doesn t go as described, Thorne discovers he can t trust anyone or anything he s been told. Drawn into a web of lies, ambitions, and double-crosses, Thorne must run for his life and, ultimately, stand and fight. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA fast-paced thriller full of stunning revelations, \u003ci\u003eGlass Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e will leave the reader breathless.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe complexity of the scheming and the double and triple levels of lying and betrayal should satisfy any addict of the TV series \u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e24.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGreenwich Time\u003c\/i\u003e (Connecticut) \u003cbr\u003eBrendan Thorne, ex-Ranger, ex-sniper for the CIA, has foresworn violence when his presence is demanded at a top-secret meeting. A legendary mercenary has vowed to assassinate the president, and Thorne is the man most likely to find him. The government will take care of the rest. But when the mission doesn t go as described, Thorne discovers he s been drawn into a web of lies, ambitions, and double-crosses that will force him to stand and fight. A fast-paced thriller full of stunning revelations, \u003ci\u003eGlass Tiger\u003c\/i\u003e will leave the reader breathless. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR JOE GORES \u003cbr\u003e\"Gores is dogged and brilliant.\" Donald Westlake \u003cbr\u003e\"[Joe Gores] is exceptional.\" \u003ci\u003ePlayboy\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\"If Joe Gores isn t in a class of his own, he s about to invent one.\" \u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAuthor of numerous books including the DKA Files series, \u003cb\u003eJoe Gores\u003c\/b\u003e has won Edgar Awards for First Novel, Short Story, and Teleplay, and been nominated in the category of Best Novel. He lives in California.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn Otto Penzler Book\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 7.92 x 5.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762742362400,"sku":"9780156032742","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4442dcc489180b83deba3411ba2787f9.webp?v=1780224905","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/glass-tiger-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}