{"product_id":"hopscotch-paperback-2","title":"Hopscotch - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrian Garfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBored with retirement, an ex-spy embarks on a dangerous game, in this Edgar Award winner from a crime writer who is \"one of the best\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Miles Kendig is one of the CIA's top deep-cover agents, until an injury ruins him for active duty. Rather than take a desk job, he retires. But the tawdry thrills of civilian life--gambling, drinking, sex--offer none of the pleasures of the intelligence game. Even a Russian agent's offer to go to work against his old employers seems dull. Without the thrill of unpredictable conflict, Kendig skulks through Paris like the walking dead. To revive himself, he begins writing a tell-all memoir, divulging every secret he accumulated in his long career. Neither CIA nor KGB can afford to have it in print, and so he challenges them both: Until they catch him, a chapter will go to the publisher every week. Kendig's life is fun again, with survival on the line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of more than seventy books, Brian Garfield (1939-2018) is one of the country's most prolific writers of thrillers, westerns, and other genre fiction. Raised in Arizona, Garfield found success at an early age, publishing his first novel when he was only eighteen. After time in the army, a few years touring with a jazz band, and earning an MA from the University of Arizona, he settled into writing full-time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Garfield served as president of the Mystery Writers of America and the Western Writers of America, the only author to have held both offices. Nineteen of his novels have been made into films, including \u003ci\u003eDeath Wish \u003c\/i\u003e(1972), \u003ci\u003eThe Last Hard Men\u003c\/i\u003e (1976), and \u003ci\u003eHopscotch\u003c\/i\u003e (1975), for which he wrote the screenplay. To date, his novels have sold over twenty million copies worldwide.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51766678520096,"sku":"9781504069090","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4d04ad6f88f52f5f6cad58cbe2d30202.webp?v=1780296659","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/hopscotch-paperback-2","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}