{"product_id":"devils-dust-1","title":"Devil's Dust","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharlie McKelvey goes to his northern hometown to find that the big city isn’t the only place with big problems. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRetired Toronto detective Charlie McKelvey runs from a cancer diagnosis and the violent memories of the big city and retreats to his hometown. A small declining mining centre, Ste. Bernadette offers McKelvey a chance to resolve old family issues, including his father’s involvement in a deadly wildcat strike in the late 1950s. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  When the local police force enlists his help in tracing an upswing in youth violence and vandalism, McKelvey stumbles into the hornets’ nest of a crystal-meth industry. The timing couldn’t be worse for the town to expose its drug problem to the world: the mayor is hoping a new transmission line will be built through the town, bringing power-line jobs and construction dollars; the police chief is trying to close a deal to truck Detroit’s garbage to a local site as well as vie for the mayor’s job; and a sleazy businessman is attempting to buy up the town’s land to open a casino and resort.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Despite searches and seizures, the flow of drugs continues, leading McKelvey to suspect a local is manufacturing the drug. \u003ci\u003eThe Devil’s Dust\u003c\/i\u003e holds a magnifying glass to the current decline of rural life, the scourge of meth, and what happens when an entire town loses faith.","brand":"Dundurn Group Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54224387834200,"sku":"9781459701922","price":17.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781459701922_0faa964e-7b4c-418e-baf7-97ba894fbb6a.jpg?v=1750365037","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/devils-dust-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}