{"product_id":"orphan-road-9781643963150","title":"Orphan Road","description":"\u003cp\u003eGary Chance is an ex-Australian army driver and nightclub bouncer turned professional thief and in need of a job. An offer comes from a former employer, once notorious Melbourne social identity, now aging owner of a failing S\u0026amp;M club, Vera Leigh. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA shadowy real estate developer is trying to squeeze Leigh out of a rapidly gentrifying city. But she has a rescue plan that involves one of Australia's biggest heists, Melbourne's Great Bookie Robbery. On April 21, 1976, a well organised gang stole as much as three million dollars, a fortune at the time, from a Melbourne bookmakers club. The money was never recovered. No one was ever charged. And everyone associated with the crime has since died, either by natural causes or violently. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLeigh maintains that money was not the only thing stolen that day. So was a stash of uncut South African diamonds. And she wants Chance's help to retrieve them. Problem is, they are not the only ones looking. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe heist always goes wrong and the consequences, even half a century later, can be deadly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCritical Acclaim for \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrphan Road\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrphan Road\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a breakneck tale of robbery and vengeance, as lyrical and gritty as a Bad Seeds tune. Superb.\" -Sam Wiebe, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eSunset and Jerich\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003eo\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eInvisible Dead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrphan Road\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e hits \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eMr Inbetween\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e levels of brilliance. Stylish writing and whip-smart dialogue, this is noir done right.\" -David Whish-Wilson, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eLine of Sight\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Sawdust House\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I have been waiting for another Gary Chance book. \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrphan Road\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis grimy, twisty and fast. Absolutely worth the wait.\" -Iain Ryan, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eFour Days\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Student\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A multi-continental heist romp, Nette's \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrphan Road\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is in direct lineage with Westlake\/Stark's Parker series and Thompson's \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Getaway\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e. Filled with pulpy goodness, this crime caper scratches your thieving itch. For fans of Barry Gifford's Black Lizard catalog, this one's a guaranteed delight.\" -Nolan Knight, author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Neon Lights Are Veins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eGallows Dome\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Some people will do anything for money...or in this case diamonds. Gary Chance is one of those people and in \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eOrphan Road\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Andrew Nette gifts us with a good, old-fashioned hard-boiled thriller that moves at a machine-gun-like pace leaving the reader gasping for air.\" -Charles Salzberg, multiple Shamus Award-nominated author\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Andrew Nette\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Down \u0026amp; Out Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/29\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643963150\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Down \u0026 Out Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40923081670771,"sku":"9.78164E+12","price":17.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_50d47bea-3cbc-4cb7-b5b8-8d9c601447eb.jpg?v=1692103698","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/orphan-road-9781643963150","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}