{"product_id":"the-woke-and-the-dead-mark-s-bacon-9798218515942","title":"The Woke and the Dead","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Governor vs. Theme Park = Murder\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eA public war between a governor and a theme park lights the fuse on an explosive story of murder, hate groups, corruption, bigotry, and political espionage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEx-cop turned theme park cab driver Lyle Deming finds the body of a park visitor during an LGBTQ event. The dead man catered gay weddings. Was it a hate crime?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArizona Governor Rod Gudgel calls it a random shooting. He mocks Nostalgia City theme park for its inclusiveness, uses racial and homophobic slurs, and challenges the safety of park rides. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen more deaths ensue, park VP Kate Sorensen joins Lyle in a scramble to solve the murderers and shut up or shut down the governor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mark S. Bacon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218515942\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Archer and Clark Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/13\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.93lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/0001","brand":"Mark S. Bacon","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48446983176447,"sku":"9798218515942","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_41b6e5d7-98c5-4c59-9c6f-ec72d98a03e0.jpg?v=1777228043","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-woke-and-the-dead-mark-s-bacon-9798218515942","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}