{"product_id":"9781608095292-the-diabolical","title":"The Diabolical","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cb\u003eBruno Johnson is a wanted fugitive—and unless he helps the Costa Rican police, they’re turning him in\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ex-cop, ex-con Bruno Johnson is hiding from US law enforcement in Costa Rica with his wife, Marie, and the twelve children they rescued from toxic homes in south central Los Angeles. Bruno works at the Lido Cabana Bar at the Punta Bandera Hotel, and his friend, Karl Drago, is getting married on the beach right outside. After the festivities, Bruno and Marie go skinny dipping in the ocean, but they’re quickly interrupted by a visit from law enforcement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A shooting has just occurred at El Gato Gordo nightclub, and the victim is a prominent local figure and Bruno’s close friend. The chief of police asks Bruno to help investigate, but the stakes are higher than ever—if Bruno doesn’t find the shooter, the chief will turn him over to US authorities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Everything is complicated further when Bruno becomes a victim of a crime himself, realizing that someone else may be after him. Bruno has to juggle the police investigation with figuring out who’s targeting him—if he drops the ball, it might be the last thing he ever does.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of Michael Connelly and David Baldacci\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e While all of the novels in the Bruno Johnson Crime Series stand on their own and can be read in any order, the publication sequence is:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Disposables\u003cbr\u003e The Replacements\u003cbr\u003e The Squandered\u003cbr\u003e The Vanquished\u003cbr\u003e The Innocents\u003cbr\u003e The Reckless\u003cbr\u003e The Heartless\u003cbr\u003e The Ruthless\u003cbr\u003e The Sinister\u003cbr\u003e The Scorned\u003cbr\u003e The Diabolical\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41492324909153,"sku":"9781608095292","price":21.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33027918.jpg?v=1738827351","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781608095292-the-diabolical","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}