{"product_id":"rigged-game-c-lowry-9798235837690","title":"Rigged Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA billion-dollar land grab. A weaponized federal warrant. A town pushed to the breaking point.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEx-federal investigator turned private fixer Mercer Sample prefers to operate in the gray areas of his rain-slicked Pacific Northwest logging town. But when a corrupt county zoning board starts starving independent farmers off their land using fabricated environmental laws, Mercer recognizes the unmistakable shape of a massive corporate grift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe local squeeze is just the tip of a billion-dollar spear. Portland venture capitalist Cameron Bell needs a contiguous corridor of valley farmland for a massive green-energy data center, and he's willing to buy the local government to steal it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a young hacker uncovers the encrypted ledgers proving Bell's offshore bribes, the billionaire unleashes a ruthless private hit squad to bury the evidence. Worse, Bell tips off a relentless U.S. Marshal to the location of a fugitive mechanic hiding in Mercer's town, triggering a spectacular federal manhunt designed to act as a smokescreen for the corporate slaughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutgunned and cut off by a devastating Pacific storm, Mercer must assemble a desperate crew-a stubborn farmer, a hunted mechanic, and a stoic local contractor-to hold the line. As the mercenaries close in and the federal government kicks down doors, Mercer is forced to step out of the shadows and into the mud. He isn't just fighting a paper war anymore; he's fighting for survival.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo save the valley, he'll have to break a billionaire's empire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRIGGED GAME is a gritty modern western noir packed with razor-sharp dialogue, hardboiled crime, and relentless suspense. Perfect for fans of Elmore Leonard's snappy grifters, John D. MacDonald's cynical heroes, and the action-packed corporate conspiracies of Lee Child and C.J. Box.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e C. Lowry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798235837690\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Lowry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 216\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.49d","brand":"C. Lowry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50665560211711,"sku":"9798235837690","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4d23549b-cafd-4d88-a2c0-33a31eb37fb0.jpg?v=1792012602","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/rigged-game-c-lowry-9798235837690","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}