{"product_id":"nicks-trip-paperback","title":"Nick's Trip - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeorge P. Pelecanos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this superbly crafted DC noir, hard-drinking Nick Stefanos is hired to find a friend's missing wife -- if he doesn't hit rock bottom first.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nick Stefanos has given up his job in sales to tend bar at the Spot, where drinks and women are both a bit too easily available, and the routine is starting to feel as dead-end as his last gig. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But things are about to change. First, his high-school friend Billy Goodrich asks him to find his wife April, who he says left him for small-time crime boss Joey DiGeordano. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In fact, April has taken off with hog farmer\/bondage freak Tommy Crane and, it turns out, with $200,000 of DiGeordano family money. There are powerful enemies on her trail -- and now on Nick's trail, too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Discover the early work of the Emmy-nominated writer from \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Deuce\u003c\/i\u003e, whose authentic sense of place, sharp musical references, and hardboiled style make him one of the most acclaimed in the mystery genre.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Pelecanos\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of twenty novels set in and around Washington, D.C. He is also an independent film producer, and a producer and Emmy-nominated writer on the HBO series \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTreme\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Deuce\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 8.25 x 5.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 29, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44409582190727,"sku":"9780316079600","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/M1NmUWRIcWZPM3A1MC9LUTRpWjJoZz09.webp?v=1775346570","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/nicks-trip-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}