{"product_id":"showdown-city-9781682300664","title":"Showdown City","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Todd Berger\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Diversion Publishing - Ips\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Diversion Publishing - Ips\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Action \u0026amp; Adventure\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eParis fashion, \u003cbr\u003e Chicago nightlife, \u003cbr\u003e Secrets and lies...\u003cbr\u003e Welcome to the North Side.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom \u003ci\u003eIt's A Disaster\u003c\/i\u003e screenwriter Todd Berger comes \"...a smart, witty, absurdist Western for the discerning reader.\" (Amber Benson, \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Wow. This is a cracker of a story.\"--David Cross, co-creator of \u003ci\u003eMr. Show\u003c\/i\u003e and actor, \u003ci\u003eArrested Development\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Just because you're off the grid doesn't mean you're not a target. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this fiercely inventive novel of suspense and satire, \u003ci\u003eWestworld\u003c\/i\u003e by way of \u003ci\u003eDjango Unchained\u003c\/i\u003e, a down-on-his-luck helicopter pilot named Huey Palmer finds himself hired by a small cadre of treasure hunters who set out into the Nevada desert to find a gun. It's not just any gun that eccentric billionaire Ernie Swords wants, it's a long-lost antique, one with a story worth a fortune, and Swords has the money and the means to get it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Where Huey and his cohorts soon find themselves, however, is stranded far from civilization in a forgotten town dubbed Showdown City, where the infamous gun is one of hundreds readily available for the townsfolk to settle any and all disputes. After living in isolation for over a hundred years, the town has morphed into a warped, lawless community overseen by a delusional tyrant and his quick-draw henchman--and they do not take kindly to strangers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Huey is the one who got them into this mess in Showdown City, and now, with the unlikeliest help, he has a plan to shoot their way out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Wow. This is a cracker of a story. In fact I am now awaiting the sequel with baited breath (sorry, just ate some nightcrawlers as part of a bet I lost. What's that? It's \u003ci\u003ebated\u003c\/i\u003e breath? Oh, never mind then).\"--David Cross, co-creator of \u003ci\u003eMr. Show\u003c\/i\u003e and actor, \u003ci\u003eArrested Development\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eShowdown City\u003c\/i\u003e is a fast-talking slip n' slide of a ride that grabs you by the balls and doesn't let go--each page dragging you further into a bizarre-o world full of oddball characters and even odder situations. It's a smart, witty, absurdist Western for the discerning reader.\"--Amber Benson, \u003ci\u003eBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Diversion Publishing - Ips","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45086335172759,"sku":"9781682300664","price":1469.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781682300664.webp?v=1767142943","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/showdown-city-9781682300664","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}