{"product_id":"the-rumor-game-hardcover","title":"The Rumor Game - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Mullen\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA determined reporter and a \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ereluctant \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eFBI agent face off against fascist elements in this gripping historical thriller set in World War II-era Boston.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReporter Anne Lemire writes the Rumor Clinic, a newspaper column that disproves the many harmful rumors floating around town, some of them spread by Axis spies and others just gossip mixed with fear and ignorance. Tired of chasing silly rumors about Rosie Riveters' safety on the job, she wants to write about something bigger. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSpecial Agent Devon Mulvey, one of the few Catholics at the FBI, spends his weekdays preventing industrial sabotage and his Sundays spying on clerics with suspect loyalties--and he spends his evenings wooing the many lonely women whose husbands are off at war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Anne's story about Nazi propaganda intersects with Devon's investigation into the death of a factory worker, the two are led down a dangerous trail of espionage, organized crime, and domestic fascism--one that implicates their own tangled pasts and threatens to engulf the city in violence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith vibrant historical atmosphere and a riveting mystery that illuminates still-timely issues about disinformation and power, Thomas Mullen delivers another powerful thriller.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHOMAS MULLEN is the internationally bestselling author of eight novels, including \u003ci\u003eDarktown\u003c\/i\u003e, an NPR Best Book, which was shortlisted for the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eBook Prize, the Southern Book Prize, the Indies Choice Book Award, and was nominated for or won prizes in France, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. The follow-up, \u003ci\u003eLightning Men, \u003c\/i\u003ewas named one of the Top Ten Crime Novels of 2017 by \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times \u003c\/i\u003eand was shortlisted for a CWA Dagger Award\u003ci\u003e. \u003c\/i\u003eHis debut, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Town on Earth, \u003c\/i\u003ewas named Best Debut Novel of 2006 by \u003ci\u003eUSA Today \u003c\/i\u003eand was awarded the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for excellence in historical fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 9.47 x 6.57 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 27, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53198222164331,"sku":"9781250842770","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/8401\/2907\/files\/9bf62f9dda0cf74b00e189e1ea0c51bc.webp?v=1778306738","url":"https:\/\/fraulick.com\/products\/the-rumor-game-hardcover","provider":"frauLick.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}