{"product_id":"wind-sprints-ralph-dennis-9781957868912","title":"Wind Sprints","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe long-lost, never-before-published, autobiographical first novel by Ralph Dennis, author of the legendary \u003ci\u003eHardman\u003c\/i\u003e series.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the late 1960s, a balding, over-weight, heavy-drinking writer struggles to find his place in the literary\/academic worlds of Yale and the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, while desperately trying to figure out why all of his relationships with women, romantically and otherwise, seem doomed from the start. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book includes introductions by #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author Lee Goldberg and by Ralph's close friend Ben Jones, the \u003ci\u003eDukes of Hazzard\u003c\/i\u003e actor and former U.S. Congressman from Georgia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eWind Sprints\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"It's written, if not with self-loathing, a certain disdain. It's not a flattering portrait of the narrator. Sure, it's an uncomfortable read, but it's also a poignant one. What is clear, though, is Dennis' voice, his noirist temperment, and signs of the style that made his later novels crime classics. Discovering this novel and bringing it to the public was clearly a labor of love and it's truly to be applauded. Dennis never got his due in his lifetime but damn, what a writer.\" \u003ci\u003eCrimeTimeUK FM\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Ralph Dennis\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"His prose was muscular, swift and highly readable. Like Chandler and Hammett before him, Dennis was trying to do something different with what was thought of as throwaway literature.\" Joe R. Lansdale \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"His strong prose and well-paced storytelling place him alongside the likes of George V. Higgins and Ross MacDonald.\" \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003eRalph Dennis is an underappreciated master. His Hardman series is one of the finest in the P.I. genre.\" Robert Randisi, founder of the Private Eye Writers of America\u003cp\u003e\"Considering the excellent prose and Chandler-esque dialogue, it's surprising that Dennis never found acclaim. Tight plotting and a hero resembling Philip Marlowe.\" \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ralph Dennis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957868910\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957868912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cutting Edge Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.67d","brand":"Ralph Dennis","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48850459984127,"sku":"9781957868912","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wind-sprints-ralph-dennis-9781957868912","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}