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  the new York Times Bestselling Author Of double Cross Returns — This Time Aided By Wife And Fellow Advertising Professional Bettina Giancana — With 30 Seconds, A Scorching, Edge-of-your-seat Thriller That Pits An Ad Exec Against The Mob, The Cia, And A Multimillion-dollar Corporation.

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  madison Avenue Meets The Mob In The Giancanas Entertaining Second Novel (after Double Cross). The Thrills Begin When Ad Exec Marty English s Estranged Father, An Old-school Chicago Don, Is Poisoned By His Right-hand Man And Marty Inherits A Valuable, Mysterious Computer Disk. The Disk Draws Marty Back Into His Father s World–just As He s About To Land A Multimillion Dollar Account With Arrow Pharmaceuticals. The Key To Acquiring The Account Is A 30-second Super Bowl Spot, Scheduled To Take Place At Arrow s Glamorous Eco-resort In Belize, Where The Odd Behavior Of Arrow Executives And A Conversation With A Mayan Guide Who Works For The Company Lead Marty To Suspect That The Resort May Be A Cia Front. Suspicion Turns To Fear When He Returns To Chicago And Dead Bodies Start Popping Up. When A Cop Joins The Victim List, Marty Is Forced To Go Underground To Protect The Disk And Solve Its Secrets. What Makes The Giancanas Tale Such A Wild Ride Is The Clever Use Of Interlocking Subplots To Build Suspense, Particularly A Mayan Angle That Adds Both New Age And High-tech Elements. The Secondary Characters Tend Toward The Cardboard, But Marty English Is An Engaging Protagonist Who Effectively Combines Slickness, Intelligence And Fallibility. Author Tour. (sept.)

  Author: Sam.
  Bettina Giancana.

  Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

  Pages: 432

  Publication Date: 1998

  Binding: Hardcover

  MSRP: 40

  ISBN13: 9780446517164

  ISBN: 044651716x

  Language: en

  Quality Rating: 1

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