{"product_id":"the-adventures-of-juan-planchard","title":"The Adventures of Juan Planchard","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Jonathan Jakubowicz has crafted a novel that will remind you why you fell in love with reading to begin with. \n\u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Juan Planchard\u003c\/i\u003e is an electrifying ride through the colliding gray zones of politics, revolution, relationships, greed and the criminal enterprises that connect them all. A triumph of storytelling that explores the dark side of human nature and exposes its ultimate toll. Unforgettable!\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Cry Havoc\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Sexy, smart, violent, this book is spectacular. It doesn't let up. A total killer.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eElliot Ackerman, New York Times best-selling author of Sheepdogs and 2034\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eJonathan Jakubowicz\u003c\/b\u003e is an acclaimed Venezuelan filmmaker and writer. His breakthrough film, \n\u003ci\u003eSecuestro Express\u003c\/i\u003e, was recognized as a \"Critics' Pick\" by T \n\u003ci\u003ehe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e in 2005. He has since directed the films \n\u003ci\u003eHands of Stone\u003c\/i\u003e (starring Edgar Ramirez, Ana de Armas, and Robert DeNiro) and \n\u003ci\u003eResistance\u003c\/i\u003e (starring Jesse Eisenberg, Ed Harris, and Bella Ramsey). In 2016, Jakubowicz's debut novel \n\u003ci\u003eLas Aventuras de Juan Planchard\u003c\/i\u003e became a bestseller in the Spanish-language market, and one of the bestselling books from a Venezuelan author of all time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Juan Planchard\u003c\/i\u003e is a smart, well written, twisty, shocking, and darkly funny journey through the Venezuelan criminal underbelly; it's also a startling portrait of a corrupt, authoritarian regime. It's a wild and unforgettable thrill ride with a sharp social conscience and I urge you to buy it and read it as soon as you can. This is a fantastic book.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDon Winslow, #1 internationally bestselling author of THE CARTEL and THE BORDER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"An electrifying, take-no-prisoners page-turner from one of our finest filmmakers, \n\u003ci\u003eThe Adventures of Juan Planchard\u003c\/i\u003e is \n\u003ci\u003ethe\u003c\/i\u003e great economic crime novel of our predatory economic age. What a bracing, honest, ferocious gift Jakubowicz has given us.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eJunot Diaz\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Reader, be warned: this book is on fire. You will enter a brilliantly rendered world of sex and violence that is both fantastical and achingly real. You won't get far before you check the locks on your door.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eLawrence Wright, Pulitzer Prize winning author of The Human Scale\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Steamy sex scenes, ripe plot twists, and a deliciously over-the-top climax make this a top-notch contender for beach reading.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The historical setting, adept plotting, and use of Planchard as cynical guide to the underworld who is transformed by love, make this an intriguing read.\"-- \n\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBooklist, starred review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The supercharged book sometimes recalls the scorched-earth jottings of Hunter S. 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