{"product_id":"a-hard-left-paperback","title":"A Hard Left - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul McGrath\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA high-velocity fusion of techno-thriller and first-contact sci-fi.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this explosive third novel in Paul McGrath's award-winning Terran Incognita Series, Russian disinformation masterminds and a ruthless Texas tech billionaire are about to unleash a \"data vacuum cleaner\" that can rip through the world's financial systems--and hand Moscow unprecedented power. Deep underground in Virginia, a vanished prisoner suddenly reappears in a different body, forcing the FBI to reopen the most bizarre case in its history. And at the center of it all are two off-the-books Xylodonian Guardians, hiding in plain sight as a small-town Mississippi couple, quietly using alien tech to freeze militias, topple traffickers, and derail mass killers before they strike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs FBI agents start connecting impossible events--from a sex-slave compound in Idaho to a congressional hearing where everyone mysteriously \"stopped\"--the hunters and the hunted are set on a collision course that spans West Texas bunkers, St. Petersburg troll farms, and secret bases far beyond Earth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmart, sharp, and almost plausible, \u003ci\u003eA Hard Left \u003c\/i\u003edelivers cutting-edge cyber intrigue, dark humor, and near-future thrills with a cosmic twist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePaul McGrath\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning journalist and educator whose career spans five decades. He spent thirty-seven years working at the \u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle \u003c\/i\u003eafter stints in Conroe, Lubbock, and Lockhart, Texas. McGrath graduated from Texas A\u0026amp;M University and earned a master's degree from Marist College. He and his wife, Liz, live on a tranquil fish-filled lake near Houston, Texas. \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 270\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.71 x 8.91 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 29, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68357743411421,"sku":"9781965766811","price":28.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ffUlTKyVXl9781965766811.webp?v=1793368241","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/a-hard-left-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}