{"product_id":"the-shark-infested-custard-paperback","title":"The Shark-Infested Custard - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCharles Willeford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the master of Miami noir comes this tale of four regular guys living in a singles apartment building who experience firsthand that there's more than one type of heat in Miami. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLarry Dolman is a rather literal minded ex-cop who now works private security. Eddie Miller is an airline pilot who's studying to get his real estate license. Don Luchessi is a silver salesman who's separated from his wife but too Catholic to get a divorce. Hank Norton is a drug company rep who gets four times as many dames as any of the other guys. They are all regular guys who like to drink, play cards, meet broads, and shoot a little pool. But when a friendly bet goes horribly awry, they find themselves with two dead bodies on their hands and a homicidal husband in the wings--and acting more like hardened criminals than upstanding citizens.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharles Willeford was a highly decorated (Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart, Luxembourg Croix de Guerre) tank commander with the Third Army in World War II. He was also a professional horse trainer, boxer, radio announcer, and painter. Willeford, the author of twenty novels, created the Miami detective series featuring Hoke Moseley, which includes \u003cb\u003eMiami Blues\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eSideswipe\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Way We Die Now\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eNew Hope for the Dead\u003c\/b\u003e. He died in 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.14 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41874245910663,"sku":"9781400032518","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/5e170c961e976e795627b963ad3d5fe6.webp?v=1734080771","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-shark-infested-custard-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}