{"product_id":"evil-grows-other-thrilling-tales","title":"Evil Grows: \u0026 Other Thrilling Tales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a \"master\" of noir fiction, comes this collection featuring corrupt cops, femme fatales, and hired guns grappling with the darker edges of criminal life (Marilyn Stasio, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An undercover cop in a thrilling cat and mouse story, a kicked-to-the curb prize fighter who struggles with selling out, and a professional assassin whose taste for whiskey gets in the way of his career goals. These are only a few of the gritty characters from both sides of the law who endure double-dealing, surprise swindles, and acts of violence rivaled only by the darkness within them. Edged, subversive, and filled with wry humor, this collection of twelve hardboiled crime stories from award-winning author Loren D. Estleman is \"for readers who can't get enough of Elmore Leonard and Ross Thomas . . . He's \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e good\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Page for page, nobody does this stuff better.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A consistently excellent storyteller.\" --\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"One of the best hard-boiled writers of all time.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Loren D Estleman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46721180369132,"sku":"9798337201450","price":17.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0684\/1791\/3068\/files\/9798337201450.jpg?v=1754610599","url":"https:\/\/intl.allstora.com\/products\/evil-grows-other-thrilling-tales","provider":"Allstora","version":"1.0","type":"link"}