{"product_id":"the-perpetual-summer-adam-walker-phillips-9781945551123","title":"The Perpetual Summer: A Chuck Restic Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn HR exec-turned-private eye goes deep into a rich LA family's dangerous secrets in this \"crackling crime yarn\" by the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Silent Second\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCorporate HR executive Chuck Restic found a new sense of purpose when he started moonlighting as LA's most unassuming private investigator. And when he's offered a hundred grand to find a rich old man's missing granddaughter, it seems like the kind of case even full-time PI's only dream about. Then reality sets in. It turns out real estate tycoon Carl Valenti has already paid a hefty ransom for his granddaughter's release--to no avail. Also, Valenti's chauffer Hector will be at Chuck's service throughout his investigation--whether he likes it or not.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe trail leads Chuck to a high-profile fight over a new art museum and a forty-year-old murder that won't stay in the past. As the list of suspects expands to include the girl's fitness-obsessed mom, her personal life coach, and even the girl herself, all roads seem to lead back to Valenti. And Chuck begins to wonder if this dream job is going to leave him sleeping with the fishes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis is the second book in the Chuck Restic mystery series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Adam Walker Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1945551127\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781945551123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Prospect Park Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/09\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/15\/2017 pg. 89\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2018","brand":"Adam Walker Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125681484031,"sku":"9781945551123","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b0b29beb-ded4-4b0a-a95f-39b5d7ebf6fb.jpg?v=1687444068","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-perpetual-summer-adam-walker-phillips-9781945551123","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}