{"product_id":"m-nage-noir-3-short-stories-hardcover","title":"Ménage à Noir: 3 Short Stories - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteven Hartov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou've happened upon three taut tales of tension, mayhem, double-dealing, and dark deeds, all penned by a master craftsman who rarely writes about someplace he hasn't been, or something he hasn't done.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this trilogy's opening tale, \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eDead Drop\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, private detective and often seasick SCUBA diver J.D. Harris heads down to the beautiful Caribbean islands, hoping to find his missing partner, and instead discovers a diabolical trap and the kind of femme fatale who can give a man sweat-soaked nightmares. In \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Other End of Newbury Street\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Hartov takes us back to Boston in the early 1970s, where a barely surviving gumshoe and screwup named Arthur Friedland can't seem to get even one thing right. And at last, with \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePocket Litter\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, Hartov brings us back into his own past world of spies and terrorists, and a nail-biting rendezvous where an intelligence officer is about to get himself killed because of one small slip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese are the kinds of stories that hard-drinking writers used to pen about rough men and women, written by a pro who's inherited the mantles of Mickey Spillane and Len Deighton. Pour yourself a tumbler of whiskey, light up a smoke, and hold onto your hats and guns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom New York Times bestselling author\u003cstrong\u003e STEVEN HARTOV\u003c\/strong\u003e (The Last of the Seven, The Soul of a Thief, and In the Company of Heroes) comes this collection of climactic short stories which embody the essence of noir, skillfully crafted for the modern reader.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The ghosts of Raymond Chandler, James M. Caine and Horace McCoy are at a bar lamenting the end of the American short story. In comes Papa Hemingway with a copy of Ménage à Noir. 'Thank God we still have Steven Hartov, ' he says. They all clink glasses.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- Jerome Preisler, New York Times bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.31 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 19, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42164155515015,"sku":"9781965364024","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/7ef6c159b8c56c0257fc0eb80b4ea28d.webp?v=1733303367","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/m-nage-noir-3-short-stories-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}