{"product_id":"hour-of-the-manatee-e-c-ayres-9781645400622","title":"Hour of the Manatee","description":"Winner of the 1992 Best First Private Eye Novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnthony Lowell carries neither gun nor badge, doesn't own a briefcase, and prefers sandals to suits. A dropout from a once-stellar career as a news photographer, a retired photographer now restoring boats, he's also a freelance, licensed private eye who's the best detective on the Gulf Coast of Florida. In spite of his pacifist nature, Lowell isn't afraid to venture where he's not wanted-in this case directly into the path of a raging political hurricane.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaureen Fitzgerald, Lowell's latest client, is murdered right in front of him, before she can even finish telling him about her problem. When the police arrive, Detective Lena Bedrosian is disgusted to find Lowell at the scene since he represents everything she detests. The hard-working, perfectly groomed, by-the-book officer hopes to be rid of Lowell, but the case throws them together.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Maureen's murder begins to cast a shadow of doubt on a Florida judge aiming to move up the political ladder, the situation develops a whole new dimension. Taking on the judge and his chief Senate sponsor in a power struggle that doesn't flinch at murder, Lowell and Lena light a fuse that will burn its way clear north to Washington D.C.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e E. C. Ayres\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 164540062X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781645400622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Speaking Volumes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 324\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.02h x 5.98w x 0.73d","brand":"E. C. Ayres","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44302369751295,"sku":"9781645400622","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b5529f71-75bb-4a41-9e0f-2b7766e2dd2c.jpg?v=1695161145","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/hour-of-the-manatee-e-c-ayres-9781645400622","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}