{"product_id":"sham-shamus-charlotte-l-stuart-9798992480269","title":"Sham Shamus: Soft-boiled Noir - Where Shadows Laugh: Soft-boiled Noir -","description":"THE SHAM SHAMUS\u003cstrong\u003eSynopsis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen private investigator Eric Henderson saw the picture of the man he was being hired to find, his self-confidence vanished like a wallet on a park bench.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was being asked to find himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt would never have happened if Henderson hadn't been living the ultimate identity crisis. The macho and cynical detective was sharing his life - and his body - with haphazard idealist Nick Norton, a penniless criminal lawyer. And the past that both he and Norton were trying to suppress actually belonged to the precise and intellectual Warren Stevick, a Chicago lawyer who had received immunity from criminal prosecution in exchange for testimony against some very dangerous clients.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Henderson is hired to find Stevick, he decides to build a case to prove Stevick is no longer in the area so he and Norton can stay put. But when a body with Stevick's ID turns up in Norton's office and is identified as Stevick by his ex-wife, Henderson no longer feels safe. Especially after he is hired to find his own murderer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenderson's investigation leads to some unsettling negotiations with local criminals and an encounter with a woman who isn't sure which side of the law he's on. When she is captured by his unknown adversary, he enlists the assistance of a local fisherman to aid in rescuing her from a boat where she is held hostage. Her rescue leads Henderson to the identity of the person trying to blackmail Stevick. He stages a confrontation in a vintage elevator in a deserted office building, and when he is betrayed, another death occurs. This time it is Norton's ID that is left on the corpse.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd a virgin set of ID is used to begin again\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlotte L. Stuart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798992480269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Quartermaster Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 250\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.57d","brand":"Charlotte L. Stuart","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852613824767,"sku":"9798992480269","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sham-shamus-charlotte-l-stuart-9798992480269","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}