{"product_id":"the-15-million-dink-jeff-ofstedahl-9798348588298","title":"The $15 Million Dink: A Pickleball Noir","description":"\u003cp\u003eFour pickleball buddies think their biggest problem is a bad line call and a hangover-right up until a black leather bag full of multi-million-dollar rare coins drops into their laps. This is not in the rulebook.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDoug's trying to hold together a crumbling marriage and a very closeted double life. Michael's a high school chemistry teacher one bad decision away from a nervous breakdown. Tommy's a musician whose best-paying gig is losing at league night. Ray drives a city garbage truck, listens to philosophy podcasts, and is apparently the brains of this very stupid operation. And the City of Tucson itself is the star.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInstead of doing the sensible thing-like calling the cops-they keep the loot, tell themselves they're \"lying low,\" and go right back to league play. That's when the vultures start to circle: a German jewel thief with military posture and zero sense of humor, Russian heavies in a black Escalade, a pissed-off FBI agent who's way too smart for them, and a retirement community full of seniors who take pickleball, golf carts, and vigilante justice very seriously.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs secret Grindr profiles surface, marriages implode, golf carts hit freeway speeds, and bullets start flying hard enough to make a grown man take a pickleball to the pickle, the four \"Soft Boys\" keep doing what they do best: doubling down on terrible ideas and somehow stumbling forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a storyline that will appeal to Cohen Bros fans everywhere, The $15 Million Dink: A Pickleball Noir is what happens when a caper takes a wrong turn into a Tucson truck stop, gets directions from Marcus Aurelius, and ends up chasing a drop bag through the desert dawn with flip-flops, hangovers, and absolutely no plan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeff Ofstedahl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798348588298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Jox Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/07\/2026\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 0.53d","brand":"Jeff Ofstedahl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48440749687039,"sku":"9798348588298","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3694e1ac-da29-44e2-97c7-9d432b661c08.jpg?v=1777184553","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-15-million-dink-jeff-ofstedahl-9798348588298","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}