{"product_id":"the-dead-certain-doubt-an-ed-earl-burch-novel-9780998329451","title":"The Dead Certain Doubt: An Ed Earl Burch Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRevenge, Guilt, Redemption \u0026amp; Gunsmoke\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEd Earl Burch, a cashiered Dallas murder cop, is a private detective facing the relentless onslaught of age, bad choices, guilt and regret. Smart, tough, profane and reckless, he's a survivor who relies on his own guts and savvy and expects no help or salvation from anybody. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut he's also a man who longs for the clarity and sense of higher calling he felt when he carried a homicide detective's gold shield. He seeks redemption and a chance to make amends to a dying old woman he abandoned decades ago when she needed him most. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen he sees her again, she has the same request -- save her granddaughter from the vicious outlaws on her trail and bring her home for a final goodbye. Easier said than done because the granddaughter is a hardened hustler and gunrunner, hellbent on avenging a lover who got chopped up and stuffed into a barbecue smoker by cartel gunsels and a rival smuggler. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTo fulfill the old woman's last request, Burch heads back to the borderlands of West Texas on a mercy mission that plunges him into a violent world of smugglers, cartel killers, crooked lawmen, Bible-thumping hucksters, anti-government extremists and an old nemesis who wants to see him dead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe odds are long and Burch has his doubts -- about himself, the granddaughter, old friends and the elusive nature of grace from guilt. Truth be told, doubt is the only thing he's dead certain of. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrace Or A Desert Grave?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jim Nesbitt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Spotted Mule Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.99lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998329451\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Spotted Mule Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40854232170611,"sku":"9.781E+12","price":23.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_1fd922b6-dcda-45f5-83bd-1aab3a1ec7b4.jpg?v=1686834433","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-dead-certain-doubt-an-ed-earl-burch-novel-9780998329451","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}