{"product_id":"cold-frame-a-novel-9781250059338","title":"Cold Frame: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe downtown area of todays Washington  D.C.  has become an armed camp. Men with assault rifles crouch on top of monuments and buildings. Anti-missile sites bristle on the White House roof. Meter maids carry Glocks and tactical radios  all in the name of federal CT: counterterrorism. In Cold Frame  the dramatic new thriller by P. T. Deutermann  a secret committee of government and civilian officials puts names on the Kill List  which targets overseas threats to America for termination. When a senior bureaucrat who is part of the Kill List process dies in Washington under mysterious circumstances that include a beautiful woman  a glass of wine  and a bouquet of flowers  Metro detective Av Smith is tasked to investigate. Smith and his fellow detectives soon find themselves besieged by a hornets nest of intrigue and deception. With the aid of an FBI agent and a reclusive scientist who nurtures unusual interests  Av digs deeper into the mystery---only to become the target of a plan that reaches into the highest levels of the federal government  and far exceeds the mission of the Kill List itself. Set in contemporary Washington  D.C.  amidst the Byzantine counterterrorism bureaucracy  Cold Frame is a compelling thriller by masterful novelist P. T. Deutermann  whose insider knowledge of how the military  federal  and local intelligence agencies work---or dont---illuminates the dark world of Washingtons War on Terror.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45648094330933,"sku":"ByrdShop_125005933X","price":31.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781250059338.jpg?v=1781709296","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/cold-frame-a-novel-9781250059338","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}