{"product_id":"whiplash-river-9780062115287","title":"Whiplash River","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Like Carl Hiaasen, Berney delights in the cartoonish. Like Elmore Leonard, he can drive a plot. What sets him apart is how well he evokes love, making the romance...as compelling as the mystery.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLou Berney immediately earned a seat of honor at the mystery masters' table with his crackling caper novel, \u003cem\u003eGutshot Straight\u003c\/em\u003e--a lightning-fast, fiendishly clever suspenser that screamed for a sequel. And here it is. Former professional wheel man Charles \"Shake\" Bouchon is back, living in the Caribbean paradise of Belize with his lawless past far behind him--until a gunshot tears through his beachside restaurant and he's on the run again. A twisting tale filled with lawmen, con men, and hit men; a beautiful but deadly FBI agent; and a murderous thug named Baby Jesus, \u003cem\u003eWhiplash River\u003c\/em\u003e recalls the best of the off-the-wall crime fiction impresarios--Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen, James W. Hall, Robert Ferrigno, Tim Dorsey--while establishing its own unique orbit in the noir universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/10\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062115287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.44w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthony Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Nominee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/28\/2012 pg. 73\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2012 pg. 33\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lou Berney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42506217291957,"sku":"9780062115287","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_8acef642-c732-4359-b39f-5bb3b4c5e9f9.jpg?v=1668526861","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/whiplash-river-9780062115287","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}