{"product_id":"a-promise-to-die-for-hardcover","title":"A Promise to Die for - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eStephen Holgate\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Once this one has you in its grip, it never lets go.\" --Steve Berry, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling writer of\u003ci\u003e The Atlas Maneuver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[A] twisty tale of honor, deception, and bygone love.\" --Matt Coyle, author of the bestselling Rick Cahill crime series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou don't ignore a man's dying wish.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRetired diplomat Sam Hough boards a transatlantic flight to Paris after making a seemingly innocent promise to find the five-year-old son of a dying friend, a son the friend has never known. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith only the thinnest of clues, Sam quickly realizes that those who agree to help him soon disappear, those who don't disappear refuse to help him, and still others want to kill him rather than help find the boy. Clearly there are things his friend neglected to tell him. But what did he leave out--and why? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSam's search through the narrow streets of the great city's seamiest neighborhoods leads him into a maze of suspicion, betrayal, and growing danger--and to the rekindling of a long-lost romance. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn its shadows, the city of light holds deadly secrets. Sam must race to resolve his mysterious quest before his promise turns into an epitaph. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers who enjoy thrillers by Graham Greene, John Le Carré, and Jack Slater.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStephen Holgate has led a remarkably varied life. Besides serving as a diplomat in American embassies overseas, he has worked as a congressional staffer; acted with the national tour of an improvisational theater group; worked as a crew member of a barge on the canals of France; and lived in a tent while working as a gardener in Malibu. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis novel \u003ci\u003eTangier \u003c\/i\u003ereceived the Silver Medal in Fiction from the Independent Publishers Group, and \u003ci\u003eMadagascar \u003c\/i\u003emet with similar critical success, receiving a coveted starred review from \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. Holgate lives with his wife, Felicia, in Portland, Oregon.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 11, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47403595137202,"sku":"9780744311693","price":29.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/YQyPEoqfbT9780744311693.webp?v=1782756717","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/a-promise-to-die-for-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}