{"product_id":"dirty-20-the-dark-humor-crime-novel-about-family-ttrpgs-and-escaping-into-fantasy-9781368114578","title":"Dirty 20: The Dark Humor Crime Novel about Family, Ttrpgs, and Escaping Into Fantasy","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Sopranos\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eDungeons \u0026amp; Dragons\u003c\/i\u003e when the son of a crime boss accidentally becomes a crowdfunding superstar and disrupts business on the streets with his RPG. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBill Schweigart (The Fatal Folklore Trilogy) game masters a crime fiction novel that will make you finally get that THACO LIFE abs tattoo. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTommy Fugue never cared for the family business. But when his father--aka Big Al, aka King of the Denver Streets--assigns him the \"summer job\" of laundering money online, Tommy figures he can list some fake projects on FunFunder, pledge them with zombie accounts, and clean a dirty $20,000 in time for college in the fall. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnfortunately for Tommy, he's more creative than he thought. Just as he's about to give his father's capos a progress report, he sees that a roleplaying game he mocked up using his mom's old artwork has been funded to the tune of $650,000... and counting. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe only thing scarier than an angry Big Al is a Big Al that smells cash and family bonding time. Voluntold by their mercurial boss to assist, various criminals and killers help playtest and produce Tommy's \u003ci\u003e1,000 Blades of Tergivers\u003c\/i\u003e RPG in the hopes they can truly turn a dirty twenty into legit millions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt first Tommy sees game sessions with brothel owners, hit women, and a street captain with OCD as yet another example of why he needs to get out from under his father. But when Tommy realizes that being game master might help him uncover what these criminals know about his mother's disappearance, it's \u003ci\u003eGame On\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePlaying a game while making a game is tricky--especially when elements of the fantasy world keep blending into the players' real lives. And when the streets declare the Family Fugue slipping, Big Al starts playing a new game, with rules only \u003ci\u003ehe \u003c\/i\u003eknows.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-6793809\"\u003eBill Schweigart\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Hyperion Avenue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781368114578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1368114571\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC031010\"\u003eThrillers | Crime\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC060000\"\u003eHumorous | Dark Humor\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC129000\"\u003eLitRPG (Literary Role-Playing Game)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Schweigart\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Guilty One\u003c\/i\u003e and \"Women and Children First,\" a story co-written with James Patterson in \u003ci\u003eThree Days to Live\u003c\/i\u003e. He is also the author of The Fatal Folklore Trilogy, which includes \u003ci\u003eThe Beast of Barcroft\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNorthwoods\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Colony\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a former Coast Guard officer who drew from his experiences at sea to write the nautical thriller, \u003ci\u003eSlipping the Cable\u003c\/i\u003e and the romantic comedy, \u003ci\u003eRunning Light.\u003c\/i\u003e Bill currently lives in Arlington, VA with his family, who along with their monstrous Newfoundland and too many cats, provide him with all the adventure he can handle.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hyperion Avenue","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46821378261131,"sku":"9781368114578","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0626\/5100\/7115\/files\/img_9655e005-4e36-4eec-9d7a-00d6568af58e.jpg?v=1777313678","url":"https:\/\/cacorrectionsbookstore.com\/products\/dirty-20-the-dark-humor-crime-novel-about-family-ttrpgs-and-escaping-into-fantasy-9781368114578","provider":"CA Corrections Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}