{"product_id":"kill-your-darlings-max-allan-collins-9781612185224","title":"Kill Your Darlings","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoscoe Kane is one of the last--and, in Mallory's opinion, best--of the old-school mystery writers. Back in the day, he turned out crime thrillers filled with babes, bullets, and tough-guy banter. But today Kane is filled with bitterness over the nosedive his career took after he sued a publisher. For Mallory, who learned his craft at Kane's knee, it's tough watching his literary hero drown his sorrows in booze--but it's a million times tougher finding the old master drowned in a hotel bathtub. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome call it ironic that Kane meets his end in the middle of Bouchercon, the famed convention that's a mecca for mystery writers. The Chicago coroner calls it a drunken mishap. But Mallory spies treachery mingled with the tragedy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJust like a classic whodunit, there's a gallery full of suspects--from a scorned ex-wife and an ostracized gay son to an underhanded publisher and a roster of rival writers with axes to grind. Throw in a knockout dame who gives Mallory a private eyeful, an alluring widow who's not too sad to be seductive, and a clutch of thugs who let their knuckles do the talking, and Mallory has his hands full finding justice for his hero.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Allan Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612185223\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612185224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas \u0026amp; Mercer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/11\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.53w x 0.54d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Max Allan Collins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44073791619327,"sku":"9781612185224","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_0235dc4a-bf50-47ea-a09e-d04a5303346c.jpg?v=1685449927","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kill-your-darlings-max-allan-collins-9781612185224","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}