{"product_id":"stark-9781842432648b","title":"Stark","description":"\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: bold;\"\u003eOceanview, Los Angeles, 1962.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eStark is a rat and a con-artist. Nobody's friend. The kind of guy Eddie Bunker met in San Quentin. Stark thinks he can beat the suckers and outsmart the cops. When a big score comes his way, he's lucky to escape with his life. Four others are not so lucky.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEddie Bunker described Stark as a story about a con man. Eddie didn't think much of con-men, because, as a rule, they preyed upon people weaker than themselves. But he understood them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eStark \u003c\/span\u003ewas Eddie Bunker's first novel, written in the early 60s and a harbinger of the books that brought him critical acclaim such as \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNo Beast So Fierce\u003c\/span\u003e. Never published during his life time, the manuscript was only rediscovered after his death and is published in English for the first time by \u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eNo Exit\u003c\/span\u003e.","brand":"No Exit Press","offers":[{"title":"Bargain","offer_id":42817344962640,"sku":"9781842432648B","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/8173\/5760\/files\/9781842432648-l.jpg?v=1785864636","url":"https:\/\/bookoutlet.com\/products\/stark-9781842432648b","provider":"Book Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}