{"product_id":"the-shades-dripped-red-a-nick-montaigne-mystery-9781732478947","title":"The Shades Dripped Red: A Nick Montaigne Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by a horrific, unsolved true crime in the author's old hometown\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Shades Dripped Red\u003c\/em\u003e (Longitudes Press) is the second thriller in the Nick Montaigne mystery series by Peter Kurtz. As with the debut Montaigne novel, \u003cem\u003eBlack Jackknife\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003epraised by both Publishers Weekly and Midwest Book Review)\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Shades Dripped Red\u003c\/em\u003e continues the exploits of suave Atlanta private detective Nick Montaigne and his clumsy but lovable partner, ex-cop Vern Wister. Here, the two investigators travel to a small Ohio town seemingly stuck in time to investigate a 25-year-old double-homicide. Assisted by a crusading news reporter with a substance abuse problem (and, in Montaigne's case, a very sexy engineer), they become immersed in COVID-era espionage, small-town parochialism, and the military-industrial complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill a mystery in real life, perhaps. But with Montaigne-Wister poking around, it's only a matter of time before this cold case is thawed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Kurtz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Longitudes Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/06\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 342\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781732478947\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/13\/2024","brand":"Longitudes Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":42779358298227,"sku":"9.78173E+12","price":22.57,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_74cdd5b1-6940-4e34-b4d8-f4e034a5f31e.jpg?v=1737143479","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-shades-dripped-red-a-nick-montaigne-mystery-9781732478947","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}