{"product_id":"the-deadly-cotton-heart-ralph-dennis-9781941298138","title":"The Deadly Cotton Heart","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"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\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Dennis may not have made literature of Hardman, but he damn sure touched on it more than a time or two,\" Joe R. Lansdale, New York Times author of the \u003ci\u003eHap \u0026amp; Leonard\u003c\/i\u003e series \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe eighth novel in the legendary Hardman series. Ex-cop Jim Hardman and ex-NFL player Hump Evans will do anything for a buck, short of murder. But this time, that's exactly the service that Hardman is offering. He's posing as a hitman in a sting being run by his only friend left on the Atlanta PD. The scam goes fatally wrong and Hardman becomes the guy with the target on his back...\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\"Among the best series books around. The dialogue is marvelously realistic.\" \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Daily News\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\"Hardman is not your typical PI. He is not that good looking; a bit on the pudgy side in fact. His methods are unorthodox, and he often plays both sides of the law when working a case. But these and other genre-defying characteristics are what captures and holds our fascination.\" \u003ci\u003eBookgasm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis new edition includes an Afterword from author Robert J. Randisi, founder of the Private Eye Writers of America\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ralph Dennis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1941298133\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781941298138\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 03\/31\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.51lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.41d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ralph Dennis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43983904211199,"sku":"9781941298138","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6520a57d-5a62-4653-8a94-b3fb9d2696b5.jpg?v=1683269388","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-deadly-cotton-heart-ralph-dennis-9781941298138","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}