{"title":"Nature","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"shell-games-a-true-story-of-cops-con-men-and-the-smuggling-of-americas-strangest-wildlife-paperback","title":"Shell Games: A True Story of Cops, Con Men, and the Smuggling of America's Strangest Wildlife - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCraig Welch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA unique blend of natural history and crime drama, \u003cem\u003eShell Games \u003c\/em\u003eby Craig Welch is a riveting tale of rogues, scoundrels, and the hunt for nature's bounty in the tradition of \u003cem\u003eThe Orchid Thief. \u003c\/em\u003eA stranger-than-fiction true story centered around a larger-than-life character who pursued a larger-than-life clam--the Geoduck--and then led wildlife police on a two-year-long chase, \u003cem\u003eShell Games \u003c\/em\u003eis enthralling and remarkable from page one on.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eShell Games\u003c\/em\u003e, journalist Craig Welch delves into our nation's waters and wildlands in search of America's most unusual criminals. 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