{"product_id":"9780679752899","title":"Ninety-two in the Shade - McGuane, Thomas","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cu\u003eNinety-two in the Shade\u003c\/u\u003e by McGuane, Thomas\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished by Vintage, 1995\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNATIONAL BOOK AWARD NOMINEE • A stunning novel about a deadly rivalry in Key West from the acclaimed author of Cloudbursts. McGuane has constructed a novel with the impetus of a thriller and the heartbroken humor that is his distinct contribution to American prose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTiring of the company of junkies and burn-outs, Thomas Skelton goes home to Key West to take up a more wholesome life. But things fester in America's utter South. And Skelton's plans to become a skiff guide in the shining blue subtropical waters place him on a collision course with Nichol Dance, who has risen to the crest of the profession by dint of infallible instincts and a reputation for homicide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Thomas McGuane makes the page, the paragraph, the sentence itself a record of continuous imaginative activity.... He is an important as well as a brilliant novelist.\" —The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003csmall\u003eProduct image is for illustration purposes only and may not be an exact representation of the product offered for sale.\u003c\/small\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage, 1995","offers":[{"title":"Ninety-two in the Shade \/ Very Good","offer_id":54064781721892,"sku":"9780679752899VG","price":6.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/9951\/4148\/files\/27945083482429.jpg?v=1779987762","url":"https:\/\/brookingsbooks.com\/products\/9780679752899","provider":"Brookings Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}