{"product_id":"evil-grows-other-thrilling-tales-9798337201450","title":"Evil Grows: \u0026 Other Thrilling Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a \"master\" of noir fiction, comes this collection featuring corrupt cops, femme fatales, and hired guns grappling with the darker edges of criminal life (Marilyn Stasio, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An undercover cop in a thrilling cat and mouse story, a kicked-to-the curb prize fighter who struggles with selling out, and a professional assassin whose taste for whiskey gets in the way of his career goals. These are only a few of the gritty characters from both sides of the law who endure double-dealing, surprise swindles, and acts of violence rivaled only by the darkness within them. Edged, subversive, and filled with wry humor, this collection of twelve hardboiled crime stories from award-winning author Loren D. Estleman is \"for readers who can't get enough of Elmore Leonard and Ross Thomas . . . He's \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e good\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Page for page, nobody does this stuff better.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A consistently excellent storyteller.\" --\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"One of the best hard-boiled writers of all time.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798337201450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.37d","brand":"Loren D. Estleman","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45396531478709,"sku":"9798337201450","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_b0a495d8-d2f6-43a5-9a03-bc933070eb7d.jpg?v=1747750219","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/evil-grows-other-thrilling-tales-9798337201450","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}