{"product_id":"pieces-of-the-game-lee-gifford-9781952138225","title":"Pieces of the Game","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"This novel kicks total ass. \u003ci\u003ePieces of the Game\u003c\/i\u003e is like a deep-water, Clive Cussler treasure hunt crossed with \u003ci\u003eThe Great Escape\u003c\/i\u003e, with enough intrigue and action to rival both.\" \u003ci\u003ePaperback Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eShortly before the U.S. and Filipino forces surrender to the Japanese on May 6, 1942, they dump all of Manilla's silver pesos, valued at $8 million, into the deep water south of Caballo Bay. The Japanese want the fortune, so they force seven American POWs to dive into the cold depths to help recover it...or face torture and death. One man survives to tell the tale...but that harrowing adventure is only the prelude to the rest of his story, set long after the war is over, when he returns to Manilla to face an old enemy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Lee Gifford's strength lies in his ability to tell an epic story. \u003ci\u003ePieces of the Game\u003c\/i\u003e was like this grand cinematic experience. The opening events that eventually spills into a high-adventure military tale felt as if they were backed by a rich symphonic score.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Paperback Warrior \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cb\u003eABOUT THE AUTHOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaurice Lee Gifford served in the Army and later worked for Oscar Mayer in Madison, WS, Rohr Aircraft in Riverside, CA, and director of purchasing for the Hawaiian Sugar Co. in Hilo, Hawaii. He died in Prescott, AZ in 2006. This was his only published novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Gifford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1952138221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781952138225\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cutting Edge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/09\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 214\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.61lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.49d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Lee Gifford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48800695943423,"sku":"9781952138225","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pieces-of-the-game-lee-gifford-9781952138225","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}