{"product_id":"the-big-whatever-paperback","title":"The Big Whatever - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLuc Sante\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Billy Glasheen picks up a trashy paperback he finds in his cab, its plot seems weirdly familiar. One of the main characters is based on \u003ci\u003ehim\u003c\/i\u003e . . . Only one person knows enough about his past to have written it--Max, his double-crossing ex-partner in crime. But Max is dead. He famously went up in flames, along with a fortune in cash, after a bank heist. If Max is somehow still alive, Billy has a score to settle. And if he \u003ci\u003edidn't\u003c\/i\u003e get fried to a crisp, maybe the money didn't either. To find out, Billy has to follow the clues in the strange little book--and rapidly discovers he's not the only one on Max's trail. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Big Whatever\u003c\/i\u003e is the fourth instalment of Peter Doyle's acclaimed series, which has grown into an epic underground history of postwar Australia, where crooks, entertainers, scammers, corrupt cops and politicians all rub shoulders, chasing their big paydays.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the crime fiction series featuring Billy Glasheen, which brilliantly explore the criminal underworld, political corruption, and the postwar explosion of sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll in Australia. The series, which includes \u003ci\u003eGet Rich Quick\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Devil's Jump\u003c\/i\u003e, has won him three Ned Kelly Awards, including one for lifetime achievement. Doyle's other books include the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eCity of Shadows: Sydney Police Photographs 1912-48\u003c\/i\u003e and its successor, \u003ci\u003eCrooks Like Us.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLuc Sante's\u003c\/b\u003e books include \u003ci\u003eLow Life: Lures and Snares of Old New York, Evidence, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKill All Your Darlings\u003c\/i\u003e. His lucid, authoritative introductions have graced the works of such seminal authors of crime fiction as Georges Simenon, Richard Stark, and Charles Willeford. Sante is a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e and teaches at Bard College.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 7.9 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42165552218247,"sku":"9781891241444","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/00cdde6ca7e12ff2db8a48788c950e6b.webp?v=1733314445","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-big-whatever-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}