{"product_id":"the-detective-the-chinese-high-fin-9780062439376","title":"The Detective \u0026 the Chinese High-Fin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2017 Shamus Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAttention, fans of Carl Hiaasen, Harlan Coben, and Robert B. Parker  The author of \u003cem\u003eThe Detective \u0026amp; The Pipe Girl\u003c\/em\u003e--nominated for both the Nero Wolfe and Shamus Awards--returns with another whip-smart, funny, and propulsive mystery featuring singular Los Angeles P.I. John Darvelle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrivate Detective John Darvelle is back--drinking cheap beer, playing ping-pong and sharing his philosophy on everything from work\/life balance to restaurants with bad air-conditioning. (He doesn't believe in the former, he despises the latter.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarvelle is hired to find the killer of Keaton Fuller, a well-born Los Angeles man gunned down in his own driveway. The cops couldn't solve the case, in part because everyone who came in contact with Keaton despised him. Translation: Anybody could have done it. Following a trail of the dead man's betrayals, Darvelle finds himself in the exotic, high-stakes world of rare tropical fish. The fish are certainly valuable enough to kill for, but is there something more menacing going on?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Darvelle relentlessly drives toward the truth, a showdown awaits that is at once riveting, visceral, and very, very dangerous. It's a case only he could solve--just as long as he's willing to put his life on the line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Craven\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/21\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062439376\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2016 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/15\/2016 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCraven, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Craven is an advertising writer and creative director, and is the author of two previous books, \u003cem\u003eBody Copy\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Detective \u0026amp; the Pipe Girl\u003c\/em\u003e, nominated for both the Nero Wolfe and Shamus Awards. He lives and works in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":39923997147251,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":15.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_25b80e7f-6ef9-4760-aa5b-e3e7b2104207.jpg?v=1647435455","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-detective-the-chinese-high-fin-9780062439376","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}