{"product_id":"the-infinite-blacktop-9781501165726","title":"The Infinite Blacktop","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \"delicious and addictive\" (\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e) Claire DeWitt series returns with a thrilling, noirish knockout novel that follows three separate narratives starring the self-proclaimed \"world's greatest detective.\" As Cara Hoffman, author of \u003ci\u003eRunning\u003c\/i\u003e, says, this \"is a hard-boiled, existential masterpiece.\" \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClaire DeWitt, the hard-living and tough-talking private investigator, has always been something of a detective. As a young girl growing up in Brooklyn, Claire and her two best friends, Tracy and Kelly, fell under the spell of the book \u003ci\u003eDetection\u003c\/i\u003e by legendary French detective Jacques Silette. They solved many cases together, in the process witnessing human behavior at its worst. The three were inseparable--until the day Tracy vanished without a trace. That is still the only case Claire ever failed to solve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLater, in her twenties, Claire is in Los Angeles trying to get her PI license by taking on a cold case that has stumped the LAPD. She hunts for the real story behind the death of a washed-up painter ten years earlier, whose successful, widely admired artist girlfriend had died a few months before him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday, Claire is on her way to Las Vegas when she's almost killed by a homicidal driver. In a haze of drugs and injuries, she struggles off the scene, determined to find her would-be killer's identity but the list of people who would be happy to see her dead is not a short one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs these three \"eccentric, enticingly artful\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) narratives converge, some mysteries are solved and others continue to haunt. But Claire will continue her search for the answer to the biggest mystery of all: what is the purpose of our lives, and how can anyone survive in a world so clearly designed to break our hearts again and again?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Washington Square Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/03\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501165726\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.30w x 0.80d","brand":"Sara Gran","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36654863417500,"sku":"9781501165726","price":14.44,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_11ef7f8d-e014-4226-9742-3ade15f13017.jpg?v=1603884255","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-infinite-blacktop-9781501165726","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}