{"product_id":"prairie-alligators-henry-polz-9780595314768","title":"Prairie Alligators: A Nick Spivak Mystery","description":"Nick Spivak returns to Chicago in 1991 in search of the killer of Reverend Tom Woods, a friend stabbed to death while enrolled in a Windy City urban poverty seminar. But the irrepressible Spivak discovers that the murder is rooted in the city's high-stakes world of growth, politics, and underworld crime. Spivak and his team of urban crusaders follow the money--and the bodies--through Chicago's blighted industrial districts and the city's ethnic neighborhoods. \u003cp\u003eWhat they find is an old-fashioned Chicago story of government politics devoted to easy money and land. Along the way, Spivak gets caught up in gang and drug wars, even as politicians push to legalize casino gambling and ruthlessly advance their own political careers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile the cops label the murder a random street killing, Spivak's relentless digging reveals a scandal that reaches the highest levels. As the scam falls apart, a financier crazed by greed and family tragedy looks to inflict revenge on anyone who gets in the way. Risking everything, Spivak refuses to back down, prompting a dramatic final showdown on the Chicago River.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Henry Polz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595314767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595314768\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/13\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Henry Polz","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48435531383039,"sku":"9780595314768","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6bcbfc6d-0a03-45e5-96be-18ddf2e79bfb.jpg?v=1777150995","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/prairie-alligators-henry-polz-9780595314768","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}