{"product_id":"the-jaded-kiwi-9780983908098","title":"The Jaded Kiwi","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo couples, a kung fu gynecologist and a theoretical physicist meet a classical violinist and an actress in a pub in Ponsonby, one Friday night. They stumble upon a Maori activist and help him escape a Police dragnet only to become engulfed in a series of events beyond their control. There is a false flag kidnapping, the sickest torture scene with a lawnmower ever written and a disturbing rape scene. A cockney criminal mastermind and a creative Police inspector stalk each other and in the pursuit of truckloads of marijuana start what becomes the war against drugs in New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSet in 1976 Auckland, New Zealand over 10 days, this is a love story and a twisted crime mystery with intense action sequences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Spill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 314\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780983908098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpill, Nick:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Nick Spill lived in New Zealand in the 1960s and 1970s. He worked for the Ministry of Internal Affairs as an exhibitions curator at the National Art Gallery and as a contractor. He organized a number of exhibitions including the first traveling exhibition of Contemporary Maori Artists. Nick Spill now lives in South Florida where he is Chief Investigator of a State Agency. He has published \"The Way of the Bodyguard - knowledge not gossip\" about his experiences as a bodyguard and edited and released \"Reluctant Q\", the story of his father, George Spill who survived the jungles of Burma in World War II. He also contributed to the best selling NZ compilation, \"Grumpy Old Men\" published by Paul Little.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Createspace Independent Publishing Platform","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42810639515763,"sku":"9.78098E+12","price":16.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_53b4ddce-6d01-4857-9e12-59798e98ec43.jpg?v=1738411682","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-jaded-kiwi-9780983908098","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}