{"product_id":"this-never-happened-kent-heckenlively-9781970844337","title":"This Never Happened: A Call Girl in D.C.","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeidi Scherzinger is just a typical working girl in Chicago in 1972. Well, maybe not so typical. In fact, she's running Chicago's most successful independent call girl outfit when she's summoned to meet with Sonny Battaglia, the country's most powerful Mob boss.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe other local call girl agencies are complaining about her success, so Sonny offers her a deal: either she gets whacked, or she relocates to Washington, D.C., where she'll be working for the \"Agency\" under the control of the creepy Sidney Gottshalk, the resident blackmail specialist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Agency wants blackmail material on all the horny Democrats flooding the Capitol in the run-up to the presidential election, trying to defeat President Nicholas Dixon as he runs for a second term.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe always efficient Heidi quickly sets up a first-class operation, aided by the quietly competent Milton Greenbaum. What follows is a \u003cem\u003eFlorence Gump\u003c\/em\u003e-style adventure through a 1970s Washington, D.C., that might be just a little different than the version you read about in your history books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent Heckenlively\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1970844337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781970844337\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Manhattan Book Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 406\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlueInk Review\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/31\/2026","brand":"Kent Heckenlively","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48807621263615,"sku":"9781970844337","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/this-never-happened-kent-heckenlively-9781970844337","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}