{"product_id":"short-cuts-j-l-abramo-9781643963389","title":"Short Cuts: Collected Crime Fiction and Nonfiction in Smaller Doses","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwenty years after the appearance of his first published short story, \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eOne Hit Wonder\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Shamus Award-winner J.L. Abramo has assembled a collection of his previously published short crime fiction along with never before published stories and writings about writing in this anthology. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the streets of Brooklyn and Denver; from Los Angeles to San Francisco; from private eyes and police detectives to con men and mob bosses; from mystery to thriller to noir; Abramo's short stories display a vivid sense of location and a masterful understanding of the triumphs and tragedies of characters on both sides of the law. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCritical Acclaim for J.L. Abramo \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Jake Diamond is back and it feels like the return of an old friend. One of my all-time favorite PI series.\" -Steve Hamilton, Edgar Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Lock Artist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Think it is impossible to find a new take on the wise-cracking San Fransisco PI? Meet Jake Diamond and think again.\" -S.J. Rozan, Edgar Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eAbsent Friends\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"If grit, hard guys, and the rhythm of the mean streets is your thing, J.L. Abramo is your man.\" -Reed Farrel Coleman, Shamus Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eWhere It Hurts\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"J.L. Abramo writes noir the way God and Dashiell Hammett intended- tough, terse and sharp.\" -Michael Koryta, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003e\u003cem\u003eThose Who Wish Me Dead\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. L. Abramo\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643963384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643963389\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Down \u0026amp; Out Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.78d","brand":"J. L. Abramo","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44365422559487,"sku":"9781643963389","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_658b28f2-c7e1-4717-a40e-08b21b6d0a5c.jpg?v=1697058434","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/short-cuts-j-l-abramo-9781643963389","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}