{"product_id":"death-on-demand-paul-thomas-9781908524171","title":"Death on Demand","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"It's the stuff the best gangster films are made of, perfectly composed, the action kept in the realm of reality and a steady, tense wire of human pathos running down its spine.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe Coast\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Tito Ihaka, the maverick Maori cop, dances through a minefield of police politics, old grudges, blackmail, and gangs as he hunts a faceless killer in Auckland. Filled with helter-skelter storylines, witty dialogue, and captivating characters.\"--\u003ci\u003eHerald on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Thomas, the godfather of contemporary New Zealand crime writing, often described by some as \"Elmore Leonard on acid,\" has brought back offbeat local hero Detective Sergeant Tito Ihaka.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaori cop Ihaka, unkempt, overweight, intemperate, unruly, unorthodox, and profane, is a cop unable to play the police politics necessary for promotion, but he's a man who has a way with women, and he's a stubborn investigator with an uncanny instinct for the truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTito Ihaka is in the wilderness, having fallen foul of the new regime at Auckland Central. Called back to follow up a strange twist in the unsolved case that got him into trouble in the first place, Ihaka finds himself hunting a shadowy hitman who could have several notches on his belt.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis enemies want him off the case, but the bodies are piling up. Ihaka embarks on a quest to establish whether police corruption was behind the shooting of an undercover cop and--to complicate matters--he becomes involved with an enigmatic female suspect who could hold the key to everything.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul Thomas\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1908524170\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781908524171\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bitter Lemon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2013 pg. 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2013 pg. 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/22\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLJ Best Books of Year\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2013 pg. 30","brand":"Paul Thomas","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984479289599,"sku":"9781908524171","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_01d78203-cea7-4549-aac8-d343ae5fe934.jpg?v=1683272547","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/death-on-demand-paul-thomas-9781908524171","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}