{"product_id":"crown-vic-9781957868981","title":"Crown Vic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Lee Goldberg, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author, comes the darkest, most hard-boiled work of his career...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis hand-grenade of pure noir features two, never-before-published crime stories about Ray Boyd, an ex-con traveling the open road in a used, black-and-white, Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor. Ray is the anti-Reacher. He doesn't help people in trouble. He helps himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFair warning, these two violent, sexually explicit stories -- \u003ci\u003eRay Boyd isn't Stupid\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOccasional Risk\u003c\/i\u003e -- mark a sharp departure from the police procedurals and fast-moving thrillers that Goldberg is known for, though they feature the same ingenious plotting, colorful characters, and outrageous wit of his best-loved work. They are, as he says in his lively introduction, a test run. If there is an enthusiastic response to the stories, he says that Ray Boyd will be back...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn the meantime, Ray Boyd returns in \"If I Were a Rich Man,\" a novella in the new collection \u003ci\u003eEight Very Bad Nights\u003c\/i\u003e, edited by Tod Goldberg, now available in ebook and hardcover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCrown Vic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Diamond hard noir. No holds barred, no punches pulled. There's a whole lot of fun to be had. Clever stories that riff on the classics. Sharp, to the point, and briskly written. More Ray Boyd please, Mr. Goldberg.\"\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrimeTime FM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrown Vic's\u003c\/i\u003e stories are a marvelous mash-up of Dan J. Marlowe's early Earl Drake novels - \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Game is Death\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEndless Hour\u003c\/i\u003e - and the erotic thrillers so popular in video stores during the 1990s. But Ray, even with all his failings, is a Lee Goldberg character: observant, witty, at times downright funny - for the reader at least - and a heck of a good escape for all of us drab work-a-day slobs.\" \u003ci\u003eGravetapping \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*****\"A fun departure for Goldberg and a throwback to the thrilling and erotic men's adventure novels of the 1970s.\" \u003ci\u003eEllery Queen Mystery Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"And here I thought that Lee Goldberg was such a nice boy...I mean, the man wrote episodes of\u003ci\u003e Diagnosis Murder\u003c\/i\u003e! And its tie-ins! But in\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eCrown Vic\u003c\/i\u003e, Goldberg unleashes the beast with two violent, sexually explicit and previously unpublished stories that just reek of 1950s pulp paperbacks.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Thrilling Detective\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Lee Goldberg's Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Goldberg is a master of his craft.\" \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Thriller fiction at its absolute finest.\" Lee Child\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Goldberg's thrillers are some of the wittiest around.\" \u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"One of crime writing's true pros. Elmore Leonard and Donald Westlake would've loved this wild heist.\" Ace Atkins\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eGoldberg is every bit the equal of Michael Connelly.\" \u003ci\u003eProvidence Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"One of America's greatest crime and thriller writers.\" Garry Disher\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A cut above the rest.\" \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"\"Lee Goldberg puts the \u003ci\u003epro\u003c\/i\u003e in police procedural.\" Meg Gardiner\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A cop novel so good it makes much of the old guard read like they're going through the motions until they can retire.\" \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A heroine for the ages.\" Michael Connelly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Goldberg proves again that he is a master storyteller.\" \u003ci\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Suspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Goldberg walks a tightrope between suspense and humor and never slips.\" Linwood Barclay\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Goldberg's fast-paced prose should put this one on the radar of every crime-fiction fan.\"\u003ci\u003e National Public Radio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lee Goldberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cutting Edge Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/13\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.27lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.22d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957868981\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cutting Edge Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42509771145331,"sku":"1957868988","price":12.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_2b8d0405-8d38-46aa-b3f3-1ab2bc16df62.jpg?v=1730929673","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/crown-vic-9781957868981","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}