{"product_id":"the-buy-back-blues-paperback","title":"The Buy Back Blues - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRalph Dennis\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLee Goldberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 12th and final adventure in the legendary Hardman series\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's doing the small, simple favors that gets Jim Hardman in the most trouble. A waitress he knows asks him to find her missing husband, a freelance bartender who never returned from a weekend party that he was working. Hardman figures it's a two-day job that will lead to a tawdry end. Instead, Hardman and his buddy Hump, the ex-NFL star, get sucked into a scheme involving a hundred grand in stolen jewelry and two corpses...and counting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Hardman spoke directly to me. If I had a spirit guide with the Hap \u0026amp; Leonard novels, it was Ralph Dennis. I wish you the joy I got from first reading these novels.\" Joe R. Lansdale, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Everything one expects from a private eye novel: exceptional characterization, strong and vigorous prose, and a glimpse into a place and time that has long since disappeared.\" \u003ci\u003eMystery Scene Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ralph Dennis has mastered the genre and supplied top entertainment.\" \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Among the best book series around.\" \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A lightning-paced crime story packed with irreverence and loads of action.\" \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"By far the best of the action-adventure series.\" \u003ci\u003eMother Jones Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eThis new edition includes an afterword by Lee Goldberg, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eTrue Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 14, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47472083108061,"sku":"9781941298534","price":26.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/d1I4MkFIR2MrYlg1cWhieXBrSVREQT09.webp?v=1771716918","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/the-buy-back-blues-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}