{"product_id":"a-past-without-pictures-jonathan-ames-9781613168059","title":"A Past Without Pictures","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn LAPD detective travels to coastal Alabama to investigate the death of the father she hardly knew in this straight-shooting, no-nonsense noir from the author of \u003ci\u003eYou Were Never Really Here\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaria Cole's life has never been a walk in the park. Raised in foster care and with a history of abuse, her journey to the force was winding and loaded with heartache. When the LAPD detective is involved in a tragic shooting and, soon after, learns that her estranged ex-con father has been murdered, she finds her past surging back in a double-bout of grief. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There is an estate to settle and a funeral to attend, so Maria travels to her father's rural home in coastal Alabama and starts asking questions about his murder. But the tight-lipped locals don't take kindly to inquisitive outsiders, and she has to tangle with corrupt small-town officials, bigoted cops, and home-grown criminal conspiracies to get answers. In the process, she uncovers shocking revelations about her father's life--and her own. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gripping, tightly-plotted, and action-packed, \u003ci\u003eA Past Without Pictures\u003c\/i\u003e is a twisty noir narrative that condenses its sprawling scope into a forcefully fast-paced novella.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jonathan Ames\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1613168055\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781613168059\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Mysterious Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Jonathan Ames","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48457627107583,"sku":"9781613168059","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_21e17bae-d924-4789-80db-814ce232ba9e.jpg?v=1777400241","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-past-without-pictures-jonathan-ames-9781613168059","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}