{"product_id":"diary-of-a-gumshoe-the-mavis-hollister-entry-hardcover","title":"Diary of a Gumshoe: The Mavis Hollister Entry - Hardcover","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\u003eRichard Gove\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In a single motion I rose, aimed at the middle of the goon's chest, and squeezed off three quick rounds. All three slugs found their mark - more or less where I'd intended - and the impact sent the intruder tumbling backward like a drunken acrobat. The poor sap was dead before his shoes stopped twitching on the hallway tile.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e My name's West - Elias West - and I'm a Private Investigator. All you really need to know about my current case is this clumsy fool isn't the first guy I've killed this week.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e And it's only Wednesday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e It's 1949, and Elias West is an L.A. Private Detective working out of a humble, one-room office just off Wilshire, years before Wilshire became synonymous with snobbish wealth.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e He's been around the block a few times and he's single, traits which usually go hand in hand in this town.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Elias is honest (when he has to be) and resourceful (as necessity dictates). Being a gumshoe brings him in contact with a lot of folks, and he scratches out a living off good guy money while bearing bad guy scars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e West admits his life isn't all peaches and cream, but he's carved out a comfortable Southern California routine of sporadic work and plenty of good Scotch while waiting for opportunity to knock.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e But on a fateful day in April, a beautiful dame knocked instead.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 316\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53459675742573,"sku":"9798988291367","price":39.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/ay18oN2UT59798988291367.webp?v=1781704623","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/diary-of-a-gumshoe-the-mavis-hollister-entry-hardcover","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}