{"product_id":"book-ecuu","title":"Smuggler","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2019 IndieReader Discovery Award Winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eW\u003c\/em\u003ehen twenty-something post-grad Nick Fillmore discovers the zine he's been recruited to edit is a front for drug profits, he begins a dangerous flirtation with an international heroin smuggling conspiracy and in a matter of months finds himself on a fast ride he doesn't know how to get off of.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a bag goes missing in an airport transit lounge he is summoned to West Africa to take a fetish oath with Nigerian mafia. Bound to drug boss Alhaji, he returns to Europe to put the job right, but in Chicago O'Hare Customs agents \"blitz\" the plane and a courier is arrested.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus begins a harried, yearlong effort to elude the Feds, prison and a looming existential dead end…. \u003cem\u003eSmuggler\u003c\/em\u003e relates the real events behind \u003cem\u003eOITNB\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Incredible, cinematic visual details ... An alluring and adventurous ride through a criminal underworld.\" -Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"From Provincetown to Chicago and Paris to Jakarta, SMUGGLER pulls off a seemingly impossible mix of visceral, emotional, and psychological realism-all without sacrificing the thrill of vicarious transgression or entertainment. Protagonist (and author) Nick Fillmore's reflection and restrictive interactions never bore and-like the narrative-are rich with cutting insight.\" -IndieReader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Smuggler starts glamourous and slow and then accelerates into a dark world where actions have consequences. Nigerian gangsters, black magic, international travels, heroin smuggling, moral justifications, and a descent into the inevitable. Excellent writing, believable characters ... an interesting read narrated by a very competent writer.\"  -NetGalley review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"This isn't your run-of-the-mill crime story but a work with true literary style.\" -Books Direct\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Riveting.\" -BookBub\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"INAudio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49428071612720,"sku":"BDecuu","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/ecuu-Square-cover.jpg?v=1773283424","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-ecuu","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}