{"product_id":"pushback-paperback","title":"Pushback - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn E. Stith\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA Finalist for the Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery\/Suspense, Mainstream Mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave, an investment counselor with PTSD, survives a blowout that kills his fianc e, Allison.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA year later, Dave has found unexpected happiness with Cathy. At Dave's high-school reunion, Dave is stunned that he doesn't recognize anyone there. Cathy, who was previously victimized by a con man, breaks it off. Late that night, Dave gets a text: \"How does it feel to be so quickly forgotten?\" Apparently, someone close to Allison is angry that he has moved on so \"soon.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave's PTSD symptoms make him avoid conflict at almost any cost, so he hopes this will pass. It doesn't. The harassment escalates. And now, someone is trying to kill him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDave's only choices are to flee or stay and fight. He stays. And before the fight is done, multiple bodies lie in his wake. Someone picked on the wrong guy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePushback \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eis a finalist for the 2019 Daphne du Maurier Award for Excellence in Mystery\/Suspense in the Mainstream Mystery\/Suspense category, a finalist for the Book Excellence Award in Thrillers, and a finalist for the Colorado Author's League Award in Mystery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Some people dream about going to their high-school reunion in their underwear. Dave Barlow goes to his and finds himself worse than naked--unrecognized. A lovely, twisty thriller that moves like a roller coaster--ratcheting up the suspense, then plunging into crisis, or doing a swift loop-the-loop through the flashbacks of PTSD before the climb starts again.\" -- Diana Gabaldon, New York Times bestselling author of \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOutlander\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn E. Stith is the award-winning author of multiple science-fiction novels such as \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eManhattan Transfer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRedshift Rendezvous\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, many with a strong mystery component. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeep Quarry\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, a private eye novel set on a distant planet, won the Colorado Authors' League Top Hand Award. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDeath Tolls\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, set on Mars, won another Top Hand Award. His Nick Naught private eye stories from \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnalog \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eare collected in \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll for Naugh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003et.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStith's work includes best sellers, a Nebula Award finalist, a Seiun Award finalist, a La Tour Eiffel Science Fiction Book Prize finalist, HOMer Award winners, and Science Fiction Book Club selections.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis work has also appeared on the New York Public Library Best Books for Young Adults list, \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eScience Fiction Chronicle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e's List of Year's Best Novels, and the yearly \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocus \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eRecommended Reading Lists.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 370\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 01, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42129613062279,"sku":"9780967298467","price":19.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/63307617413779bb9dabe9457f33f3ff.webp?v=1732604344","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/pushback-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}