{"product_id":"the-buy-back-blues-ralph-dennis-9781941298534","title":"The Buy Back Blues","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe 12th and final adventure in the legendary Hardman series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt's doing the small, simple favors that gets Jim Hardman in the most trouble. A waitress he knows asks him to find her missing husband, a freelance bartender who never returned from a weekend party that he was working. Hardman figures it's a two-day job that will lead to a tawdry end. Instead, Hardman and his buddy Hump, the ex-NFL star, get sucked into a scheme involving a hundred grand in stolen jewelry and two corpses...and counting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hardman spoke directly to me. If I had a spirit guide with the Hap \u0026amp; Leonard novels, it was Ralph Dennis. I wish you the joy I got from first reading these novels.\" Joe R. Lansdale, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Everything one expects from a private eye novel: exceptional characterization, strong and vigorous prose, and a glimpse into a place and time that has long since disappeared.\" \u003ci\u003eMystery Scene Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ralph Dennis has mastered the genre and supplied top entertainment.\" \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Among the best book series around.\" \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lightning-paced crime story packed with irreverence and loads of action.\" \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"By far the best of the action-adventure series.\" \u003ci\u003eMother Jones Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis new edition includes an afterword by Lee Goldberg, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTrue Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ralph Dennis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941298532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941298534\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 05\/14\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 168\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.48lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.39d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ralph Dennis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983904243967,"sku":"9781941298534","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_64edb88d-384e-4bda-a012-ebcae2655593.jpg?v=1683269388","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-buy-back-blues-ralph-dennis-9781941298534","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}