{"product_id":"grim-begins-grim-series-book-1","title":"Grim Begins: Grim Series Book 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eCan a novel be both raw entertainment and a guide for life? Can deep truths and hard-won wisdom be woven into a story that grips your heart? This is where you find out.Welcome to the GRIM Series. From the creators of Grim Hustle comes a crime saga walking the edge between myth and reality. Inspired by real testimonies and experiences, and infused with the knowledge of highly accomplished men, it is a story about power, survival, and the cost of becoming a man, but also a manual for finding ones path in grim times.With nothing left to lose, and every bridge smoldering behind him, Andrej makes a dark choice.He begins as a rebellious youngster. But the man he becomes is something else entirely: a weathered mafia boss, hardened by prison, dispensing hard-earned truths and ageless wisdom.This is the beginning of that transformation:In 1985, Andrej defies an order he was never meant to question. Branded a threat by the Stasi, he flees his homeland, only to be swept into a fate darker than he ever imagined. From the back alleys of East Berlin to the brutal existence of a Soviet Gulag, Andrej is dragged deep into the underworld.In this first act, Andrej will face betrayal, violence, and loss. Hell learn that freedom comes at a price, and that no one walks through hell unchanged. In the darkness, he will make a choice that seals his fate.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"White Matter","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45879960273094,"sku":"DADAX8269413208","price":22.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0695\/9389\/1014\/files\/613EKBrnrYL.jpg?v=1779720705","url":"https:\/\/ergodemedia.com\/products\/grim-begins-grim-series-book-1","provider":"Ergodemedia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}