{"product_id":"scorched-earth-kathleen-s-mcfall-9781734519723","title":"Scorched Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA MURDER ON MARS LEADS TO HELL ON EARTH\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year is 2188 and the Earth-long-ago abandoned for Mars by the plutocrats-is scorched by poverty, disease and environmental collapse. Meanwhile, the red planet is a flourishing playground for the Five Families who, thanks to Halo-an advanced AI-control everything and everyone on Earth, including Crucial Larsen, a disillusioned labor cop. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe wealthy elite of Mars don't know that on his last trip up-universe, Crucial stumbled onto a secret that could destroy them. Yet, despite fervent pleas from his sister (a leader in the resistance), Crucial believes fighting back against the Five Families is a fool's game destined for failure-or worse. Plus, he never wants to set foot on that damn planet again. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThen Melinda, his long-lost love and a staff scientist on Mars, begs for his help clearing her fianc e of a murder charge. Crucial jumps on the next quantum rocket, hoping maybe this time he can patch things up with Mel. His investigation ultimately leads back to Earth's radiation-blasted sunbelt, where cannibal lizard-people-a climate change mitigation genetic experiment gone terribly wrong-hold the key to a different future, if only Crucial can stay alive long enough to unlock it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlending science-fiction with a classic, hard-boiled detective story, \u003cem\u003eScorched Earth \u003c\/em\u003eis the second book in \u003cem\u003eThe Halo Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e, an irreverent series set on post-colonial Mars, and the ninth novel by Clark Hays and Kathleen McFall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kathleen S. McFall, Clark D. Hays\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 173451972X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734519723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pumpjack Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/14\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.71d","brand":"Kathleen S. McFall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43982616494335,"sku":"9781734519723","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_8941e98c-f772-4502-a2c4-c3b0a01bdcd5.jpg?v=1683262149","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scorched-earth-kathleen-s-mcfall-9781734519723","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}