{"title":"The Devil Is Waiting, a Novel by Gregory W. Beaubien","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-devil-is-waiting-a-novel-by-gregory-w-beaubien","title":"\"The Devil Is Waiting,\" a Chicago Crime Thriller by Gregory W. Beaubien: Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"PACKS A WALLOP ... SO WELL-WRITTEN ... NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART\" \u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"\u003e—\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrimeFictionLover.com\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBILLY ROPER AND HIS UNCLE\u003c\/strong\u003e think robbing a truck full of gold is their big chance. But if the cops and the mafia don’t catch them first, \u003cem\u003eThe Devil Is Waiting\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBilly, a young ex-con, is haunted by his past, but he hopes for a second chance at life. His Uncle Berg, a small-time career criminal, is desperate for one last score. Late one winter night in 1985, they set out to hijack a truck carrying a fortune in gold coins on Chicago’s Lower Wacker Drive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mafia crew led by Berg's old nemesis Vinnie Tomasello has just stolen the coins from the apartment of a wealthy physician. Berg's plan is to rob the robbers, and get even with Tomasello in the bargain.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe consequences of the hijacking will echo for generations. Decades later, after Billy is released from prison for the second time, his nephew Gary, a privileged college student, pressures him to return to crime—just as Berg had done in ’85.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn flashback, we see Billy’s grandfather Jacob fighting with the U.S. Marines on the South Pacific island of Guadalcanal during World War II, and the event that injects an inescapable fate into the family’s male bloodline.\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Devil-Waiting-Novel-Gregory-Beaubien-ebook\/dp\/B0DL65SL8Z\/ref=sr_1_1\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe long-awaited follow-up to his acclaimed 2014 novel \u003cem\u003eShadows the Sizes of Cities\u003c\/em\u003e, Gregory W. Beaubien’s \u003cem\u003eThe Devil Is Waiting\u003c\/em\u003e thrills with its tight plot, lean prose and vivid imagery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis complex drama of human desperation will keep readers turning pages, and wondering about the role that fate plays in all of our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrade paperback $15.95. 242 pages. [ISBN 978-0-9911816-4-3] Published by Moresby Press.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(61, 199, 51);\"\u003e\u003ca title=\"The Devil Is Waiting a Chicago crime novel by Gregory Beaubien eBook on Amazon\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Devil-Waiting-Novel-Gregory-Beaubien-ebook\/dp\/B0DL65SL8Z\/ref=sr_1_1\" style=\"color: rgb(61, 199, 51);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor U.S. eBook ($3.99), click here\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Devil-Waiting-Novel-Gregory-Beaubien-ebook\/dp\/B0DL65SL8Z\/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.onok54AgaM3KeOI4BsbJJg.E5LVAkCsP0X9U9ZCzpHM_I0AI3VHvar124AftxCi-4E\u0026amp;dib_tag=se\u0026amp;keywords=Gregory+Beaubien+The+Devil+Is+Waiting\u0026amp;qid=1780933126\u0026amp;s=digital-text\u0026amp;sr=1-1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(128, 255, 0);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(89, 157, 21);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(61, 199, 51);\"\u003eFor U.K. eBook, click here\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chicago Crime Novel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50568752169206,"sku":null,"price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0804\/6765\/6950\/files\/tdiw-cover1-transformed.jpg?v=1777640922"}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0804\/6765\/6950\/collections\/tdiw-cover1-transformed.jpg?v=1777931061","url":"https:\/\/chicago-crime-novel.myshopify.com\/collections\/the-devil-is-waiting-a-novel-by-gregory-w-beaubien.oembed","provider":"Chicago Crime Novel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}