{"product_id":"a-beautiful-voice-robert-lane-9781732294516","title":"A Beautiful Voice","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Lane's prose is fine and unpretentious. It flirts with wonder and sensuality.\" Foreword Reviews, Starred Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIT WAS MEANT TO BE A QUIET ASSIGNMENT--HOW DID IT GO SO WRONG?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJake Travis is ordered to smuggle ashore an accountant who can help place a notorious drug lord behind bars. Stash him in a cottage. Arouse no suspicion. But the man unexpectedly arrives with his wife and three young children. Within days, the children are missing. Jake suspects what he had been told about his passengers was not entirely true. He is labeled a failure and is dismissed from the case.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeeking redemption, Jake confronts Stephen Cole, the neighbor across from the cottage. He senses that Cole, a \"ghostless soul,\" is hiding something. At a museum gala, Jake corners the man suspected of laundering money for the drug lord, and his assistant, Tina Welch. Jake and Welch form an instant disliking for each other, yet their paths continue to cross.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis troubles compound as Kathleen, his fianc , becomes increasingly distant. Jake's desperate quest to find the children, Kathleen's unrest, and Cole's haunting past blend into a page-turning mystery that showcases Lane's singular style of humor, suspense and unforgettable characters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A superbly satisfying novel, a witty and intellectual version of noir detective fiction that Mr. Lane has made distinctly his own.\" Florida Weekly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Lane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1732294518\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781732294516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mason Alley Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 378\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eForeword\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/26\/2018","brand":"Robert Lane","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43943820886271,"sku":"9781732294516","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_ab7a1a08-1677-45e9-81cb-3b4f8d54c428.jpg?v=1681500241","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-beautiful-voice-robert-lane-9781732294516","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}