{"product_id":"gasoline-and-bad-decisions-paperback","title":"Gasoline and Bad Decisions - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Royer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMike thought he was living the American dream. Life was simple-a boring job, quiet nights, no sudden moves. But when Finster reappears, everything unravels fast. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFinster, his old friend and walking catastrophe, shows up high, frantic, and dragging a trail of gasoline and bodies behind him. And where Finster goes, trouble follows-this time in the form of The Mantis, a sadistic manipulator with cartel connections and a grudge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMike doesn't owe Finster anything. Not anymore. But loyalty's a hard habit to break-especially when the past comes roaring back with a baseball bat and a gas can.\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrown into the fire: \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBozo, a deranged clown with a bloodstained grin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOfficer Tulber, a cop who's done looking the other way\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd a woman who might be Mike's only shot at something sane--if she's not playing her own game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrutally funny, ferociously violent, and dark as a gas station at 3 a.m., Gasoline and Bad Decisions is a high-octane plunge into the wreckage of friendship, redemption, and the stupid things we do for the people who once saved us. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWelcome to the burn.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 478\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.96 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50982359793803,"sku":"9798993032306","price":55.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0670\/2579\/7259\/files\/G1UIWsvbT-9798993032306.webp?v=1793292853","url":"https:\/\/thetaletrade.com\/products\/gasoline-and-bad-decisions-paperback","provider":"The Tale Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}