{"product_id":"green-monster-rick-shefchik-9781590589403","title":"Green Monster: A Sam Skarda Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003eAfter a second World Championship in four years, the Boston Red Sox have finally buried the Curse of the Bambino-- or have they? Sox owner Louis Kenwood receives an extortion note signed \"Babe Ruth\" claiming that the 2004 World Series was fixed--and demanding $50 million to keep the information from getting to the press and the Commissioner's office.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf the allegation of a fix becomes public, Kenwood fears irreparable damage to the value of his franchise and to his legacy as Lucky Louie, a the man who finally brought a championship to Boston after 86 years. Thus, the Red Sox turn to private detective Sam Skarda to find out who's behind the extortion plot.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKenwood insists that his beautiful executive assistant Heather Canby accompany--and monitor--Sam on every step of his investigation. Unsure whom he can trust, Sam follows the clues to the Los Angeles underworld and then to the slums of Venezuela. Can he assemble all of the pieces to this puzzle before more lives are lost and scandal blasts the Red Sox Nation? \u003cem\u003eGreen Monster\u003c\/em\u003e is the second novel in the Sam Skarda series, following \u003cem\u003eAmen Corner.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rick Shefchik\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1590589408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781590589403\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Poisoned Pen Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.90d","brand":"Rick Shefchik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48518928793855,"sku":"9781590589403","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f997c3de-6323-4952-90d9-35a4c78c1b86.jpg?v=1778736191","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/green-monster-rick-shefchik-9781590589403","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}