{"product_id":"third-rail-an-eddy-harkness-novel-9780544483927","title":"Third Rail: An Eddy Harkness Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThird Rail \u003c\/em\u003egets off to a ripping start and never lets off the gas. Rory Flynn is a suspense writer to watch.\"--Jess Walter, author of the best-selling \u003cem\u003eBeautiful Ruins\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Harvard-educated Eddy Harkness was a rising star in an elite Boston Police Department narcotics unit--until he was blamed for the death of a Red Sox fan in the chaotic aftermath of a World Series win. Scapegoated and exiled, Harkness now empties parking meters in the sleepy town of Nagog while struggling to clear his name. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Then one night his police-issued Glock disappears. Unable to report the theft, he starts a secret search--just as a string of fatal accidents leads him to uncover a dangerous new smart drug, Third Rail. With only a plastic gun to protect him, Harkness begins a high-stakes investigation that leads him into the top levels of Boston's power base, where politicians and criminals intertwine to deadly effect. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Glows with the kind of sawdust-dry humor regarding Beantown, cops, and the darkest of urban underbellies that you might find at 3 a.m. in the back booth of a backstreet bar . . . With its gaggle of crazy-yet-riveting characters, its spare approach, and its unflagging action, \u003cem\u003eThird Rail\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e, \u003c\/em\u003e the first in a promised series of Eddy Harkness novels, adds yet another striking feather to [Flynn's] impressively crowded cap.\" --\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Terrific debut . . . impressive economy and stylish, sophisticated prose . . . Readers will want to see more of Flynn's gritty Boston--and Eddy Harkness.\"\u003cem\u003e--Publishers Weekly, \u003c\/em\u003e starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780544483927\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.50d","brand":"Rory Flynn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43166047928501,"sku":"9780544483927","price":12.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d588e4a5-e300-4a9d-81ff-152920df0f64.jpg?v=1696919253","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/third-rail-an-eddy-harkness-novel-9780544483927","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}