{"product_id":"the-houseboat-murders-paul-h-wagner-9780595383405","title":"The Houseboat Murders","description":"Naked corpses are found on a rental houseboat. There s a Hollywood connection, a drug ring connection, a crooked cop among the investigators, and a killer hiding where no one would look. It could be an unsolvable crime until an alcoholic ex-deputy and his son join the hunt and the hunted.  Not your garden-variety detective story.  Clark Kent, Daily Planet  An unpredictable, compelling read for mystery fans. The inclusion of an upscale high school and its denizens provides a fresh and welcome change from the ghettos and drug dens we ve come to expect.  Hazings Review  Gripping plausible skillfully structured eminently satisfying.  Tinseltown Times  Take a deceptive killer with a flawless plan, add one guilt-ridden has-been detective, a ruthless drug lord, a cop on the take, and some self-absorbed teenagers. You get a thoroughly entertaining, suspenseful yarn that sucks you in like a shop vac .  Stephanie Plump, Criminologist An unusual detective novel blends genres and clichés to create a suspenseful, likeable story. Wagner embeds a Hardy Boys-esque teen mystery within the more complex frame of a seaside mystery a la Carl Hiaasen or John D. MacDonald, but he doesn't fully embrace either genre an unusual literary tactic that works surprisingly well. While The Houseboat Murders could have been a passé, after-school special blown out to Hollywood proportions, the odd turn of events hidden within the straightforward structure rescues it from mediocrity.  A  for effort, with bonus points for originality -Kirkus Discoveries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Paul H. Wagner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0595383408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780595383405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e iUniverse\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 132\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.31d","brand":"Paul H. Wagner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48621756121343,"sku":"9780595383405","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4af9a9ab-c2aa-42a1-9dcd-4e72a32254c5.jpg?v=1780426824","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-houseboat-murders-paul-h-wagner-9780595383405","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}