{"product_id":"the-million-dollar-car-detective-stayton-bonner-9798228579606","title":"The Million-Dollar Car Detective: Inside the Worldwide Hunt for a Stolen $7 Million Car","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stolen car worth $7 million. A broke private investigator. Best friends turned worst enemies. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd the global manhunt neither saw coming.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2001, thieves parked a box truck in front of an aging tycoon's factory, cut the phone lines, and used an overhead crane to lift out their prize: a 1938 Talbot-Lago T150C-SS Teardrop coupe--\"the most beautiful car in the world\" and one of only two in existence--then they disappeared into the night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tycoon died. The trail went cold. End of story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil it wasn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2015, Joe Ford was a PI trying to scrape together enough money to help his daughter, who suffers from a disease causing her to go blind, when he got a tip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mechanic in the French Alps had been burned by a thief and had a secret to share: the location of the missing Talbot-Lago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reward for finding the car would mean Joe could not only save his daughter's sight but also set his family up for life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing skills gleaned from his mentor Chris Gardner, who taught Joe everything he knew about the business of rare luxury cars, the investigation would span a decade and involve the FBI, Interpol, a global crime ring ... and a shocking betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElite racing machines, high-end thefts, and billionaires who will stop at nothing for a moment of glory--\u003ci\u003eThe Million-Dollar Car Detective\u003c\/i\u003e is unlike any heist story ever told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stayton Bonner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798228579606\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blackstone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Stayton Bonner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47761241637119,"sku":"9798228579606","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_38099290-430b-40ab-baf1-61cb9e3b56dd.jpg?v=1765514691","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-million-dollar-car-detective-stayton-bonner-9798228579606","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}