{"product_id":"after-the-horses-a-dan-sharp-mystery-9781459731318","title":"After the Horses: A Dan Sharp Mystery","description":"\u003ci\u003e2016 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Mystery -- Shortlisted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Sharp scours Toronto's seamy underbelly after the murder of a notorious nightspot owner, and finds his own life on the line.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Yuri Malevski, owner of notorious country-and-western bar The Saddle and Bridle, is found dead in his Parkdale mansion, missing-persons investigator Dan Sharp is reluctant to interfere in what he sees as police business. At first, Malevski's sleazy lifestyle and shady associates make the murder look like an open-and-shut case, but Dan reconsiders after being approached by a couple who say Malevski was killed by cops over protection money.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen vulnerable people who had frequented the dead man's bar begin to disappear, Dan feels compelled to jump in feet first. Following a lead, his investigation takes him into the heart of Toronto's gay community, where he confronts its down-and-outs -- transients, drug dealers, and con artists -- and soon finds his own life threatened as his search brings him closer to a killer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Round\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.90h x 4.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459731318\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2015 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJeffrey Round's first Dan Sharp mystery, \u003ci\u003eLake on the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Lambda Literary Award in 2013. It was followed by \u003ci\u003ePumpkin Eater\u003c\/i\u003e in 2014. Jeffrey's first two novels, \u003ci\u003eA Cage of Bones\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe P'town Murders\u003c\/i\u003e, were listed on AfterElton's Top 100 Gay Books. His blog, A Writer's Half-Life, has been syndicated online. He lives in Toronto.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":67134804951155,"sku":"9781459731318","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_4539a9d6-42e0-48bb-b157-2107606b4ea6.jpg?v=1794053930","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/after-the-horses-a-dan-sharp-mystery-9781459731318","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}