{"product_id":"pimp-for-the-dead-ralph-dennis-9781732422605","title":"Pimp for the Dead","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Dennis wrote with assurance. His prose was muscular, swift, and highly readable.\" Joe R. Lansdale, from his introduction \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Hardman was an Atlanta cop until he was wrongly accused of corruption and thrown off the force. Now he works as an unlicensed PI, trouble-shooter and bodyguard...often partnered with his drinking buddy Hump Evans, a black, ex-NFL player who supports his playboy lifestyle by working as hired muscle. A small-town farmer hires Hardman to find his teenage daughter who ran off to Atlanta to become a model...and ended up a hooker. It's fast work for Hardman, but she's gunned down minutes after he finds her. To hunt her killer, Hardman and Hump Evans take a deep dive into a bottomless cesspool of vice and greed that could drown them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition includes an introduction by Joe R. Lansdale, author of the Hap \u0026amp; Leonard novels, and an afterword by Paul Bishop, author and retired LAPD homicide detective. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the HARDMAN novels by Ralph Dennis: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ralph Dennis is an underappreciated master. His Hardman series is one of the finest in the P.I. genre.\" Robert Randisi, founder of the Private Eye Writers of America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Among the best series books around.\" \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Expert writing, plus good plotting and an unusual degree of sensitivity.\" \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ralph Dennis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1732422605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781732422605\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cutting Edge Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/03\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 198\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.45d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ralph Dennis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43984237920511,"sku":"9781732422605","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_58fa2f01-74cf-42c0-836c-f22f1c2e2d95.jpg?v=1683271245","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/pimp-for-the-dead-ralph-dennis-9781732422605","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}