{"product_id":"high-school-noir-9798218131142","title":"High School Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLife was offering a second chance to Bobby Shaftoe. \u003c\/strong\u003eBut then--could a false accusation lead to a prison term? A scandal lead to loss of job, loss of career, loss of self-respect, and loss of a man's one true love? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn innocent man, Shaftoe fights a one-man battle to achieve justice.\u003c\/strong\u003e He is indeed a reluctant detective. A stranger in the middle of a hostile work environment, pursuing love, he is also pursuing a diabolical villain who keeps raising the stakes. A high school sport is the vehicle. The pre-game clock is ticking down. Players are warming up. Officials, and emotional students and townsfolk are gathering. The cards are stacked against Shaftoe, The carnage is about to take place.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eHigh School Noir\u003c\/em\u003e illustrates how a shrewd and unethical leader can corrupt the values of a town, and how difficult it can be for a harassed innocent man with personal demons to reverse all that. \u003c\/strong\u003eA sphinx-like mysterious psychotherapist complicates the picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBlackmail threatens Shaftoe with loss of job, loss of career, loss of self-respect, prison term, and loss of his one true love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis isn't your father's high school. Or maybe it was?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendell H. H. Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wendell H. Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 414\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 4.75w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798218131142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eJones, Wendell H. H.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Wendell H. Jones is a former teacher and school counselor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wendell H. Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43158487531635,"sku":"9.79822E+12","price":22.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_8bd5b134-7f1b-4eec-985b-d2f1aae6f77f.jpg?v=1751023031","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/high-school-noir-9798218131142","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}