{"product_id":"the-big-blowdown","title":"The Big Blowdown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePowerfully told, elegantly wrought, George P. Pelecanos\u003ci\u003e's The Big Blowdown\u003c\/i\u003e is a knockout.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWashington DC, 1946. For Joey Recevo and Pete Karras, two kids from one of Washington's rougher neighborhoods, the easiest work to find after the War is all criminal---providing a little muscle for a local boss. But Karris is soft on his fellow immigrants, and the boss can't let his mob get soft, so one of his boys gives Karras a painful lesson. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThree years later, it's the same mob that figures big Nick Stefanos's grill needs protection---and this decision will once again bring Joey and Pete face-to-face. In this final confrontation, the two of them will find the meaning of friendship, the heart of honor, and the cost of both.","brand":"St. Martins Press-3PL","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":52344923979992,"sku":"9780312242916","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/0369\/4552\/files\/imageloader_97cc5d41-7dff-4935-b8b7-8ad40ec81ff8.jpg?v=1788291032","url":"https:\/\/bigredbooks.shop\/products\/the-big-blowdown","provider":"Big Red Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}