{"product_id":"the-big-shakedown-isbn-9781506748245","title":"The Big Shakedown","description":"\u003cb\u003eA gritty, sun-scorched LA noir set in the aftermath of a civilization-ending earthquake, where the city has been abandoned—but crime, corruption, and desperation remain.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBlending classic detective storytelling with post-apocalyptic dread, this comics collection delivers a hardboiled mystery in a world with no rules, no safety net, and no easy way out.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Big One\u003c\/i\u003e, the earthquake to end all earthquakes, has finally struck Los Angeles. The government decides not to rebuild and the city becomes a no man's land for those that refuse to leave it. \u003ci\u003eBut hey, you can't beat the weather.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFive years later Ester Blanco, a down on her luck former P.I., is willing to do anything to escape the City of Angels. She believes she's found her ticket out when a desperate father hires her to solve a missing person's case in a city where a third of the population is already missing. Instead, the trail of this lost girl leads Ester to uncover a dark web of cults, conspiracy and corruption that threatens every Angeleno that stayed behind. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE BIG SHAKEDOWN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e is a sunbaked LA noir in the vein of \u003ci\u003eChinatown\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Long Goodbye\u003c\/i\u003e and set in the post-apocalyptic remains of the most beloved\/hated city in the world. From writers Jordan Blum (\u003ci\u003eMINOR THREATS\u003c\/i\u003e), Tim Seeley (\u003ci\u003eLOCAL MAN\u003c\/i\u003e), and artist Scott Koblish (\u003ci\u003eTHE DESPICABLE DEADPOOL\u003c\/i\u003e) comes this thrilling pulp mystery.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollects \u003ci\u003eThe Big Shakedown\u003c\/i\u003e #1–#4.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67625912533221,"sku":"NP9781506748245","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781506748245.jpg?v=1791393700","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-big-shakedown-isbn-9781506748245","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}