{"product_id":"kaleidoscope-christmas-eve-michael-frost-beckner-9798992993226","title":"Kaleidoscope Christmas Eve: A Spy Game Serial Part 5","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Nobody captures espionage quite like Beckner.\" \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e​​​​​​​- I.S. 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