{"product_id":"9781982146535","title":"The Deserter (Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor Series #1)","description":"\u003cb\u003e*\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER*\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn “outstanding” (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) blistering thriller featuring a brilliant and unorthodox Army investigator, his enigmatic female partner, and their hunt for the Army’s most notorious—and dangerous—deserter from #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Nelson DeMille and Alex DeMille. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Captain Kyle Mercer of the Army’s elite Delta Force disappeared from his post in Afghanistan, a video released by his Taliban captors made international headlines. But circumstances were murky: Did Mercer desert before he was captured? Then a second video sent to Mercer’s Army commanders leaves no doubt: the trained assassin and keeper of classified Army intelligence has willfully disappeared.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When Mercer is spotted a year later in Caracas, Venezuela, by an old Army buddy, top military brass task Scott Brodie and Maggie Taylor of the Criminal Investigation Division to fly to Venezuela and bring Mercer back to America—preferably alive. Brodie knows this is a difficult mission, made more difficult by his new partner’s inexperience, by their undeniable chemistry, and by Brodie’s suspicion that Maggie Taylor is reporting to the CIA.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e With ripped-from-the-headlines appeal, an exotic and dangerous locale, and the hairpin twists and inimitable humor that are signature DeMille, \u003ci\u003eThe Deserter \u003c\/i\u003eis the first in a timely and thrilling new series from an unbeatable team of True Masters: the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller Nelson DeMille and his son, award-winning screenwriter Alex DeMille.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This gripping series opener from legendary author Nelson DeMille and his son Alex DeMille is followed by \u003ci\u003eBlood Lines\u003c\/i\u003e, an edge-of-your-seat thriller of global espionage, and concludes with \u003ci\u003eThe Tin Men\u003c\/i\u003e, a high-tech, high-stakes finale.","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42370974777405,"sku":"9781982146535","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0603\/0838\/9949\/files\/9781982146535_p0.jpg?v=1771588623","url":"https:\/\/www.tatteredcover.com\/products\/9781982146535","provider":"Tattered Cover","version":"1.0","type":"link"}