{"product_id":"the-hand-of-god-hardcover","title":"The Hand of God - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Isaac Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fictionalized retelling of Florida's infamous Chillingworth murders.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBobby Lincoln, a young African American, seems to always be broke. He works a day job at a sugar mill and weekends on a charter boat, but he gambles it away, then borrows money to live on.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter his common-law wife says she's going to leave him if he doesn't start making more money, he agrees to take part in a murder which goes horribly wrong.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOnce he and his accomplice have the victims on a boat taking them out to sea to murder them, he recognizes one as an old family friend and wants out of the murders.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHis accomplice says it's too late to back out and he's in \"too deep now.\" To relieve his frustration, Bobby takes part in the murders.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter he collects the $2,500 he was promised, Bobby starts feeling guilty, can't sleep, takes to drink, sees ghosts and finally confesses to his mother. His mother has him arrested.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn jail charged with murder, Bobby realizes he has to change. With the help of Bags, a knowledgeable inmate who delivers books to other prisoners, he undertakes to self-educate himself and begins reading books about anything and everything. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDays before he goes to trial, the DA calls him to his office to make a deal. If Bobby will testify against the main perpetrator and cooperate with the investigation and trial, he will let Bobby go free.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBobby agrees and, over the next six months, he works with the DA, all the while still reading books and asking life questions of Bags. They get the main perpetrator convicted.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBut Bobby's problems aren't over. While investigating and convicting the main perpetrator, the DA has discovered that a local group of bootleggers were involved in the killings. He moves to arrest the main players in the bootlegging operation.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen that happens, the bootleggers send their assassins to kill Bobby. When they can't find him, they kill his mother. Now Bobby has to avenge the murder of his mother.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen the assassins come for Bobby, he hides in a church. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWill Bobby survive? Or will he become another victim of the bootleggers?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gripping tale of murder, redemption and the search for God. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 09, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792976249120,"sku":"9780974379081","price":33.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/07a2a86096a39cb82d7c6e31f5a71653.webp?v=1780711717","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-hand-of-god-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}