{"product_id":"the-diggers-game","title":"Digger's Game","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Flawless of its kind - never a false word, phrase, rhythm, gesture.'\u003ci\u003e  - The New Republic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Every American crime writer of the past 30 years owes a debt to George V Higgins. Higgins is the daddy. Read him and rejoice' Val McDermid\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJerry 'Digger' Doherty is an ex-con and proprietor of a workingman's Boston bar, who supplements his income with the occasional 'odd job', like stealing live checks or picking up hot goods. His brother's a priest, his wife's a nag, and he has a deadly appetite for martinis and gambling. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOn a trip to Vegas, the Digger finds himself in the sights of a loan shark known as 'The Greek'. Luckily - if you call it luck - the Digger has been let in on a little job that can turn his gambling debt into a profit, if only he can pull it off without getting himself killed.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion Publishing Co","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32064045514835,"sku":"","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781409137559.jpg?v=1780982141","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/the-diggers-game","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}