{"product_id":"funeral-for-a-grifter-mickey-bloom-9798262125708","title":"Funeral For A Grifter: Premium Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFuneral for a Grifter (Premium Edition)\u003c\/b\u003e - Book One of \u003ci\u003eBlood Orange Moonrise\u003c\/i\u003e A Plateworks Serial Series\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Mercy Flats, Texas, the truth wears a preacher's suit and carries a switchblade. Ex-conman \u003cb\u003eArlo Delgado\u003c\/b\u003e comes home to bury his brother-a DEA agent with too many enemies-and leaves the cemetery in a stolen reverend's Cadillac. Inside the trunk: a preacher's ledger, a burner phone, and a message that reads, \u003ci\u003eYou're late. Don't forget the hymn.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross the desert, former gospel singer turned bounty hunter \u003cb\u003eCricket Duarte\u003c\/b\u003e hunts a rumor: her sister \u003cb\u003eLuz\u003c\/b\u003e might be alive. The trail points to a pop-up revival where faith is performance and sins are tallied like debts. Arlo and Cricket don't trust each other-but the same ghosts keep calling, and the music won't stop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat you'll find inside\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeo-noir, Southern Gothic pulse-grit, lyric heat, and razor-edged dialogue.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlternating POVs (Arlo \u0026amp; Cricket) with present-tense interludes that hum like a hymn.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCemetery eulogy, the Dead Hallelujah bar, a Cadillac \"miracle,\" and the first breadcrumb on the revival circuit.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA tight, bingeable episode ( 20,000 words) ending on a ruthless cliffhanger.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for fans of\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/i\u003e (S1), Elmore Leonard's sharp talk, the Coens' fatalism, Gillian Flynn's tension, and Tarantino-esque pulp swagger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContent notes\u003c\/b\u003e: language, violence, criminal activity, religious themes, trauma recovery.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries order\u003c\/b\u003e: 1) \u003ci\u003eFuneral for a Grifter\u003c\/i\u003e - 2) \u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to Luz\u003c\/i\u003e - 3) \u003ci\u003eMercy Flats\u003c\/i\u003e ... through 10) \u003ci\u003eBlood Orange Moonrise\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStart the legend here.\u003c\/b\u003e The hymn's already begun.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mickey Bloom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798262125708\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/24\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.25d","brand":"Mickey Bloom","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":50921131507967,"sku":"9798262125708","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/funeral-for-a-grifter-mickey-bloom-9798262125708","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}