{"product_id":"stone-cribs-kris-nelscott-9780615902548","title":"Stone Cribs: A Smokey Dalton Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e \"Kris Nelscott can lay claim to the strongest series of detective novels now being written by an American author. \"\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmokey Dalton takes on the dangerous world of back-street abortionists in pre-Roe Chicago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAfter attending a charity fundraiser, private investigator Smokey Dalton and his powerful girlfriend discover a critically injured woman in his neighbor's apartment, and his neighbor missing. Smokey gets the woman to a nearby hospital which proves to be a mistake: the doctor won't treat the dying woman until she tells him what happened to her. Smokey works to save the woman and find his neighbor, but everything he does makes the situation worse. \u003cp\u003eSmokey has entered a secret part of America-the arcane rules of a hospital trying to follow the law as well as save lives. None of it makes sense, and all of it threatens everything Smokey believes in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Without the slightest hint of preaching, Nelscott brilliantly illuminates the ugliness of that era-which defines Smokey's world but does not destroy him. Because of Nelscott's strong hand, it also does not overwhelm the drama of this remarkable story. \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e starred review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRead the whole gripping series: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Dangerous Road, \u003c\/i\u003e Book 1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmoke-Filled Rooms, \u003c\/i\u003e Book 2\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThin Walls, \u003c\/i\u003e Book 3\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStone Cribs, \u003c\/i\u003e Book 4\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWar at Home, \u003c\/i\u003e Book 5\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDays of Rage, \u003c\/i\u003e Book 6\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eStreet Justice, \u003c\/i\u003e Book 7\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like the best of Ross Macdonald's Lew Archer stories, Kris Nelscott's Smokey Dalton novels are infused with an understanding of the social, political, and moral complexities of the community in which they're set. Her characters not only struggle with the contradictions that rule them but are in perpetual conflict with their surroundings. Thus, brutality is no surprise, but then neither is an act of kindness. The most dilapidated building may house a gentle soul or a rabid criminal, and so too may a luxurious home. This type of subtlety treats readers with a level of respect that makes for a rich, rewarding experience, and so it is with Stone Cribs, Nelscott's exceptional new novel.\" -\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKris Nelscott is an open pen name used by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Kristine Kathryn Rusch. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first Smokey Dalton novel, \u003ci\u003eA Dangerous Road\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Herodotus Award for Best Historical Mystery and was short-listed for the Edgar Award for Best Novel; the second, \u003ci\u003eSmoke-Filled Rooms\u003c\/i\u003e, was a PNBA Book Award finalist; and the third, \u003ci\u003eThin Walls\u003c\/i\u003e, was one of the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune's\u003c\/i\u003e best mysteries of the year. \u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e chose \u003ci\u003eDays of Rage\u003c\/i\u003e as one of the top ten mysteries of the year and it was also nominated for a Shamus award for The Best Private Eye Hardcover Novel of the Year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e says her equals are Walter Mosley and Raymond Chandler. \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e calls the Smokey Dalton books \"a high-class crime series.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more information about Kris Nelscott, or author Kristine Kathryn Rusch's other works, please go to KristineKathrynRusch.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kris Nelscott\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0615902545\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780615902548\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wmg Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/21\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d","brand":"Kris Nelscott","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056894210303,"sku":"9780615902548","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2ce589d4-79b6-4fab-93be-c4dec84a5ce2.jpg?v=1685043852","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/stone-cribs-kris-nelscott-9780615902548","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}