{"product_id":"true-detective-max-allan-collins-9781612180885","title":"True Detective","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the mob-choked Chicago of 1932, private detective Nathan Heller may be willing to risk his life to earn a Depression dollar, but he never sacrifices his sardonic wit. Now, author Max Allan Collins (\u003ci\u003eRoad to Perdition\u003c\/i\u003e) reissues the contemporary classic that introduces the wise-cracking Nathan Heller in all his guts and glory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Mayor Cermak's \"Hoodlum Squad\" brings Heller along on a raid with no instructions but to keep his mouth shut and his gun handy, he becomes an unwitting, unwilling part of a hit on Al Capone's successor, Frank Nitti. As a result, Heller quits the force to become a private eye; his first job--head off a nation-shaking political assassination in Miami Beach. With the Chicago World's Fair as a backdrop, Heller encounters a Ragtime array of crooks and clients, including Al Capone, George Raft, \"Dutch\" Reagan, and FDR himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRich in riveting plot turns, including a heartbreaking romance, \u003ci\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most highly entertaining and unlikely coming-of-age stories written. That's why mystery fans and critics alike rank the history thriller \u003ci\u003eTrue Detective\u003c\/i\u003e at the top of their lists--and why the book swept up a Shamus Award for the best novel from the Private Eye Writers of America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Max Allan Collins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1612180884\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781612180885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Amazon Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 1.30d","brand":"Max Allan Collins","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939155312895,"sku":"9781612180885","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2198b4c9-c207-4f05-9ebf-4844586c8749.jpg?v=1681439820","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/true-detective-max-allan-collins-9781612180885","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}