{"product_id":"tales-of-whiskey-tango-from-misery-towers-9798987681220","title":"Tales of Whiskey Tango from Misery Towers","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist - Royal Palm Literary Awards (Florida Writer's Association) - Longlisted - Shelf Unbound Best Indie Book Competition\u003c\/strong\u003eMissouri Towers, once the swankiest address in St. Louis, but now tagged \"Misery Towers,\" is a shabby apartment building blessed with breathtaking views of the iconic Gateway Arch. Amongst its eccentric dwellers is a trapeze artist whose love life is dangling from a wire, a struggling realtor who can never close a deal, a Bosnian immigrant who is infused with the spirit of Winston Churchill, an aging stripper who refuses to relinquish her grip on the pole, an undertaker on a mission of vengeance, a broken-hearted soul searching for his own pretty woman - one hooker at a time, a beat cop tired of dodging bullets, and a dogged collector of lucky pennies who picks up a cursed coin. On a hot and dangerous August night, against the backdrop of a city on edge, the interwoven lives of these characters will collide with devastating consequences. By turns, hilarious, bawdy, tender, and tragic, \u003cem\u003eTales of Whiskey Tango from Misery Towers \u003c\/em\u003eis a fast-paced, action-packed novel, filled with razor-sharp prose and cringe-worthy dark humor. It offers a unique insight into the psychological landscape of life in a Rust Belt city, plagued with violence and wrestling decline.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James Aylott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beautiful Arch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/14\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 416\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.93d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798987681220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAylott, James:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - James Aylott is a former sharp-elbowed Hollywood paparazzo and ruthless supermarket tabloid photo editor. His award-winning debut novel, Tales from The Beach House, was both critically acclaimed and a hit. His follow-up work of fiction, Tales of Whiskey Tango from Misery Towers is set in St. Louis, Missouri, one of America's most dangerous cities. The author took inspiration not only from the colorful characters he met while embedding himself in the real estate business but also from the mayhem of everyday life on the wild streets of downtown St. Louis. James Aylott is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley, and King's College, London. He is happy to call a leafy suburb of St. Louis, Missouri his home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beautiful Arch","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43646248747123,"sku":"9.79899E+12","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_b2ec34ec-af73-4e24-8b7d-bc6674d6f162.jpg?v=1755949045","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/tales-of-whiskey-tango-from-misery-towers-9798987681220","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}