{"product_id":"property-values","title":"Property Values","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe worlds of urban gentrification, overpriced real estate, and gang violence collide in this wry and sardonic crime novel by author and comedian Charles Demers (\u003ci\u003eVancouver Special\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Horrors\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eAs a shaky truce between suburban gangsters starts to unravel, schlubby civilian Scott Clark has other things on his mind: if he can't afford to buy out his former father-in-law, Scott's about to lose the only house he's ever called home. In Vancouver's red-hot real estate market, he doesn't have a chance--until he and his best friends take the last-ditch measure of staging a drive-by shooting on the property to push down the asking price. But when Scott's pretend gangland stunt attracts the attention of real criminals, his make-believe crew soon finds itself in the middle of a deadly rivalry.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003eWith wicked humour and a brilliant cast of desperate characters, \u003ci\u003eProperty Values\u003c\/i\u003e explodes the crime novel genre while exploring the absurd lengths to which a man will go to in order to hold onto his home in today's market.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charles Demers (CA)","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback Trade paperback (US)","offer_id":44733318299941,"sku":"9781551527277","price":17.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0727\/7851\/4725\/products\/BNCImageAPI_c2b823f0-498a-4434-ab5a-3727c558a629.jpg?v=1679348998","url":"https:\/\/crossandcrows.myshopify.com\/products\/property-values","provider":"Cross \u0026 Crows Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}