{"product_id":"9781627550932","title":"Shake a Crooked Town: A Novel of Crime, Risk, and Betrayal","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA hardboiled crime novel centred on a professional thief drawn into a high-risk job in a town already defined by corruption and divided loyalties.\u003c\/strong\u003e When a carefully planned operation begins to unravel, the line between control and chaos narrows, forcing its participants to navigate a landscape where trust is provisional and every advantage carries a cost.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan J. Marlowe builds the narrative through tension and precision, favouring clean structure over excess. The focus remains on method-planning, execution, and the shifting calculations required when circumstances change. Violence is present but controlled, emerging from the logic of the situation rather than spectacle. The result is a study in professional crime shaped by pressure rather than impulse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePositioned within the tradition of mid-twentieth-century American noir, \u003cem\u003eShake a Crooked Town\u003c\/em\u003e reflects Marlowe's interest in criminal perspective and procedural detail, offering a tightly constructed account of ambition, risk, and the instability inherent in any illicit enterprise.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Black Curtain Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46361661997297,"sku":"9781627550932","price":5.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0674\/5433\/7265\/files\/9781627550932_p0.jpg?v=1765857764","url":"https:\/\/shop.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781627550932","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble","version":"1.0","type":"link"}