{"product_id":"the-neon-jungle-a-novel","title":"The Neon Jungle: A Novel","description":"No writer captured the urban blight that befell postwar America in all its grime and commotion as well as noir legend John D. MacDonald. The Neon Jungle depicts a world in which the bright lights belie the turbulent lives of a lost generation.\n\nIntroduction by Dean Koontz\n\nThe smell of warm gin hovers over a whole section of town. The threat of violence hangs in the air. And the neighborhood kids know all about drugs, knives, and back-alley beatings long before they’re pushed into high school by weary truant officers.\n\nThis is simply reality for the family that runs Varaki Quality Market. Its patriarch, Gus Varaki, is doing all he can to keep his business afloat after his beloved middle child, Henry, is killed in action. But his oldest son is at a crossroads, his teenage daughter has been seduced by a rough crowd, and one of his employees is running a racket of his own. Only Henry’s despondent widow, Bonny, sees the awful truth—and the deadly plot hanging over all of their heads.\n\nPraise for John D. MacDonald\n\n“John D. MacDonald was the great entertainer of our age, and a mesmerizing storyteller.”—Stephen King\n\n“My favorite novelist of all time . . . No price could be placed on the enormous pleasure that his books have given me.”—Dean Koontz\n\n“John D. MacDonald is a shining example for all of us in the field. Talk about the best.”—Mary Higgins Clark\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0812984196\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0812984196.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Koontz, Dean|MacDonald, John D.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43434175234109,"sku":"BVV.0812984196.A","price":10.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0812984196-0.jpg?v=1786051933","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/the-neon-jungle-a-novel","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}