{"product_id":"the-night-the-rich-men-burned-9780316271769","title":"The Night the Rich Men Burned","description":"\u003cp\u003eOliver Peterkinney and Alex Glass  two friends from Glasgows desperate fringes  become involved in one of the citys darkest and most dangerous trades: debt collection. While one rises quickly through the ranks  the other falls prey to the industrys addictive lifestyle  accumulating steep debts of his own.  Meanwhile  the three most powerful rivals in the business -- Marty Jones  ruthless pimp; Potty Cruickshank  member of the old guard; and Billy Patterson  brutal newcomer -- vie for prominence. And now Peterkinney  young and darkly ambitious  is beginning to make himself known.  Before long  violence will spill out onto the streets  as those at the top make deadly attempts to outmaneuver one another for a bigger share of the spoils. Peterkinney and Glass will find themselves at the very center of this war; as the pressure builds  each will find their actions -- and inactions -- coming back to haunt them. But it is those they love who will suffer most . . .  The Night the Rich Men Burned is a novel for our times  and Mackays most ambitious work to date  proving that in Glasgows criminal underworld  theres nothing so terrifying as money.  \"Malcolm Mackay has created his own world.\" -- The Sunday Times UK\"A sharp-edged morality play delivered with the relentless intensity of machine gunfire.\" -- Library Journal\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45789564665909,"sku":"ByrdShop_0316271764","price":27.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780316271769.jpg?v=1784693492","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-night-the-rich-men-burned-9780316271769","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}