{"product_id":"crude-carrier-rex-burns-9781497641549","title":"Crude Carrier","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe father-daughter team of Jim and Julie Raiford, first introduced in \u003ci\u003eBody Slam\u003c\/i\u003e, returns to investigate the international oil industry in this gripping mystery by Edgar Award winner Rex Burns. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Rossi family received only a handful of letters after their son shipped out on the supertanker \u003ci\u003eAurora Victorious\u003c\/i\u003e. The first dispatches were from Harold himself, describing the blend of tedium and excitement that defined life onboard the ship. The last communication came from the ship's owners: four brief sentences informing them that their son had died and been buried at sea. Desperate to know more, the Rossis turn to James and Julie Raiford, the father-daughter detective team behind the Touchstone Agency. As the Raifords soon learn, work on the open sea is dangerous--and asking questions can be deadly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the shipping company stonewalls the investigation, James joins the \u003ci\u003eAurora Victorious\u003c\/i\u003e as an electronics officer, and Julie digs into the proprietors' shadowy background. International oil shipping is a ruthless business, and its secrets run as deep as the ocean itself. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rex Burns\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1497641543\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781497641549\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Integrated Media LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/07\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 242\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/06\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2014 pg. 18","brand":"Rex Burns","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48153700761855,"sku":"9781497641549","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3590fa12-b259-42bc-8d0b-07f70864ccef.jpg?v=1770785245","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/crude-carrier-rex-burns-9781497641549","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}