{"product_id":"triple-crossing-paperback","title":"Triple Crossing - Paperback","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\u003eSebastian Rotella\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eValentine Pescatore, a volatile rookie Border Patrol agent, is trying to survive the trenches of The Line in San Diego. He gets in trouble and finds himself recruited as an informant by Isabel Puente, a beautiful U.S. agent investigating a powerful Mexican crime family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e As he infiltrates the mafia, Pescatore falls in love with Puente. But he clashes with her ally Leo Mendez, chief of a Tijuana anti-corruption unit. Politically charged violence escalates, plunging Pescatore into the lawless \"triple border\" region of South America and a showdown full of bloodshed and betrayal. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Writing with rapid-fire intensity, Sebastian Rotella captures the despair and intrigue of the borderlands, where enforcing the law has become an act of subversion. \u003ci\u003eTriple Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e is an explosive and riveting debut.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSebastian Rotella\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Convert's Song\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTriple Crossing\u003c\/i\u003e, which the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e named its favorite debut crime novel of 2011, as well as the nonfiction book \u003ci\u003eTwilight on the Line\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a senior reporter covering international security issues for ProPublica, a newsroom dedicated to investigative journalism in the public interest. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e He worked for twenty-three years for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e, serving as bureau chief in Paris and Buenos Aires. His honors include a Peabody Award; Columbia University's Dart Award and Moors Cabot Prize for Latin American coverage; the German Marshall Fund's Weitz Prize for reporting in Europe; five Overseas Press Club Awards; The Urbino Prize of Italy, and an Emmy nomination. He was a Pulitzer finalist for international reporting in 2006.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.07 x 8.21 x 5.53 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 14, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43158730244159,"sku":"9780316105224","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/T2lrbzRBM05KbFpxN0FjZnI1bTRjUT09.webp?v=1776992694","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/triple-crossing-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}