{"product_id":"assassination-in-galveston-a-parker-mcleod-thriller-2","title":"Assassination In Galveston (A Parker McLeod Thriller #2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAssassination In GalvestonYear:1996 Havana, Cuba -- The Conspiracy Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Cuba faces a severe shortage of goods and a people growing more restless each day. The Castro brothers hatch a dangerous plan to help their ally, Hugo Chávez, become president of Venezuela. Chávez will then supply the oil Cuba needs--at bargain prices.When Chávez's chief rival announces a trip to Texas, Raúl sends his top agent to Galveston to assassinate the Venezuelan diplomat.Galveston, Texas -- The PursuitParker McLeod, an ex-army intel officer, battles his own brand of demons--alcohol and Gulf War Syndrome--while running a bar on the far west end of Galveston Island.En-route to Galveston, the Cuban agent assaults Parker during a storm. The attack thrusts Parker into a caper he neither wanted nor imagined.The agent, suffering mind-twisting psychoses of his own, engages two anarchist brothers to help him complete his mission.Meanwhile, a beautiful Cuban newspaper reporter arrives in Galveston and enlists Parker's aid to track the agent. Rushing against the clock, Parker and the reporter must follow a harrowing trail of twists and turns to untangle the assassin's mission and prevent cataclysmic repercussions for the United States.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Publish date - 2012 - paperback","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54163166331190,"sku":null,"price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0762\/8714\/8342\/files\/FullSizeRender_8a18e0e4-a61f-4ed9-b26d-a53d902e9d12.jpg?v=1782582561","url":"https:\/\/thenandnowbookshop.com\/products\/assassination-in-galveston-a-parker-mcleod-thriller-2","provider":"Then \u0026 Now Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}