{"product_id":"a-suitable-job-for-a-val-mcdermid-9781890208158","title":"A Suitable Job for a Woman: Inside the World of Women Private Eyes","description":"\"But down these mean streets must go a man who is not himself mean, who is neither tarnished or afraid\". When Raymond Chandler wrote these words in his classic The Simple Art of Murder, he drew a blueprint for the male private eyes who descend from Philip Marlowe to populate the world of crime fiction.\u003cp\u003eBut what if the private eye is a woman? And what if she is not a character in a novel but a real, working investigator testing not only the meanness but the absurdity of life on seamy streets? Who will tell her story?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter Manchester's Val McDermid, herself a skilled writer of the P.I. novel but for years a professional journalist. In an effort to plumb the real world of working women -- and throw new light on her own craft -- she has interviewed women private eyes from both sides of the Atlantic and assembled their stories with an eye for the absurd and a keen grasp of the gritty nuts and bolts of the profession. As fascinating as fiction, A Suitable Job for a Woman is, in the words of Edgar-winning author Nevada Barr, \"a concise and eye-opening trek through the competence, humor, and humanity of women\".\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Val McDermid\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1890208159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781890208158\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sourcebooks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.92lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.66h x 6.22w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Edgar Allan Poe Awards - Nominee\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Val McDermid","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43988048838911,"sku":"9781890208158","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d13268e5-abda-4d39-a6b2-0ddea08c62e4.jpg?v=1683292329","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-suitable-job-for-a-val-mcdermid-9781890208158","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}