{"product_id":"pay-or-play-howard-michael-gould-9780727850850","title":"Pay or Play","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlackmail, sexual harassment, murder . . . and a missing dog: eccentric, eco-obsessed LA private eye Charlie Waldo is on the case in this quirky, fast-paced mystery.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Paying a harsh self-imposed penance for a terrible misstep on a case, former LAPD superstar detective Charlie Waldo lives a life of punishing minimalism deep within the woods, making a near religion of his commitment to owning no more than One Hundred Things. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At least, he's trying to. His PI girlfriend Lorena keeps drawing him back to civilization - even though every time he compromises on his principles, something goes wrong. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And unfortunately for Waldo, all roads lead straight back to LA. When old adversary Don Q strongarms him into investigating the seemingly mundane death of a vagrant, Lorena agrees he can work under her PI license on one condition: he help with a high-maintenance celebrity client, wildly popular courtroom TV star Judge Ida Mudge, whose new mega-deal makes her a perfect target for blackmail. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Reopening the coldest of cases, a decades-old fraternity death, Waldo begins to wonder if the judge is, in fact, a murderer - and if he'll stay alive long enough to find out. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003ePay or Play\u003c\/i\u003e is the third in the Charlie Waldo series, following Last Looks and Below the Line. Last Looks was turned into a major motion picture, starring Charlie Hunnam as the offbeat private investigator.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Howard Michael Gould\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0727850857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780727850850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Severn House\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/07\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2021 pg. 28","brand":"Howard Michael Gould","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44050339954943,"sku":"9780727850850","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05eb7512-9bcc-4784-821c-0aea2d9ee5de.jpg?v=1685006654","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pay-or-play-howard-michael-gould-9780727850850","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}