{"product_id":"book-l4zq","title":"Illusionist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA contemporary crime thriller perfect for Louise Penny and Robert Dugoni fans, \u003cem\u003eIllusionist\u003c\/em\u003e presents PI McPherson with an impossible dilemma: kill an author at a writing retreat in the Pacific Northwest, or let a college student die.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWHEN AN ILLUSIONIST joins the Pines \u0026amp; Quill writing retreat, one of the owners vanishes without a trace in the middle of everyone—but the surrounding would-be witnesses don’t see or hear a thing. That’s when crime boss Georgio Gambino makes a checkmate move against his nemesis, Sean McPherson—he attempts to blackmail a writer in residence into killing another writer and framing McPherson. In a video call, Gambino warns the writer, “If you don’t follow orders, your daughter will die.” Then he pans the camera to prove his access to her college dorm room.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs he begins to investigate, McPherson discovers that Carmine Fiore, Gambino’s second in command, covets his boss’s role and is staging a coup. As Gambino’s soldiers traffic drugs, weapons, and humans, Fiore plants incriminating evidence against the notorious Sureños gang. Can McPherson leverage that knowledge for a temporary truce and the gang’s help?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven if he can, the Sureños gang won’t be enough alone. As the clock ticks down, McPherson gathers Pines \u0026amp; Quill’s writers in residence—a former NASCAR driver, a professional triathlete, an architect turned house flipper, and a world-renowned magician who may not be who she appears to be—to create the illusion of a lifetime.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Findaway World, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49646409023792,"sku":"BDl4zq","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/707597-l4zq-Square.jpg?v=1742653043","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-l4zq","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}