{"product_id":"doctor-hate-richard-helms-9780971015982","title":"Doctor Hate","description":"\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eEamon Gold is the real deal\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e, a City-by-the-Bay ex-cop turned private dick with a taste for Glenlivet, Spenseresque wisecracks and tossing darts around his office... he's your basic meat-and-potatoes eye and his creator, Richard Helms, is simply one helluva storyteller, a master chef who knows when to stir the pot and when to let the ingredients just speak for themselves.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Burton Smith, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThrilling Detective Website\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard Helms' Derringer Award-winning \u003ci\u003e(\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Gospel According to Gordon Black\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e) \u003c\/i\u003eand Shamus Award-nominated (\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eCordite Wine; Brittle Karma\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e) San Francisco private eye Eamon Gold returns in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoctor Hate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, a tale cast in molds forged by Raymond Chandler, Ross Macdonald, and Robert B. Parker. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBrandon Hunt is an arch-conservative, racist, sexist, xenophobic college professor, and he isn't shy about it. Having won almost termination-proof tenure in a lawsuit against the university, he has become a lightning rod for controversy with his vitriolic diatribes in public speeches and the press, earning him the nickname 'Doctor Hate.' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow, Hunt has been attacked on campus and brutally beaten. He hires San Francisco private eye Eamon Gold and his new partner, detective-in-training Sonny Malehala, for personal protection as the police investigate the assault. Then, Hunt reveals to Gold that he's being blackmailed, and we're off to the races. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRetired forensic psychologist and college professor \u003cb\u003eRichard Helms \u003c\/b\u003ehas been nominated eight times for the SMFS Derringer Award, with two wins; seven times for the PWA Shamus Award; twice for the ITW Thriller Award, with one win; and once for the MRI Macavity Award. A former president of the Southeastern Regional Chapter of Mystery Writers of America and MWA National Board Member, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoctor Hate\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is his twenty-first novel.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Helms\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0971015988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780971015982\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbadoes Hall Communications\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/13\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 310\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePW Booklife Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/28\/2022","brand":"Richard Helms","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43981971783935,"sku":"9780971015982","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_575af459-2072-473d-bf7b-12feda86a264.jpg?v=1683258551","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/doctor-hate-richard-helms-9780971015982","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}