{"product_id":"the-brass-cupcake-paperback","title":"The Brass Cupcake - 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\u003eJohn D. MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDean Koontz\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most beloved American thriller writers of the twentieth century kicks off a rip-roaring career with his exhilarating first novel, a hard-boiled classic full of twists and turns, good intentions and bad coincidences, the stench of corruption and the pursuit of justice at any cost. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction by Dean Koontz\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEx-cop Cliff Bartells might be the last honest man in Florence City, Florida. After quitting the force over a crisis of conscience, he takes a job at an insurance company buying back stolen jewelry. Cliff is focused on keeping the bottom line down and staying out of the spotlight. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut when an affluent tourist from Boston is murdered over a hefty collection of jewelry, Cliff finds himself wrapped up in a case that's making national headlines. With the victim's beautiful niece, Melody Chance, determined to help retrieve the goods, suddenly Cliff has the partner he never knew he wanted. Now all they need is a suspect: someone capable of cold-blooded murder in the name of profit. And that could mean anyone in this crooked town. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for John D. MacDonald\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"As a young writer, all I ever wanted was to touch readers as powerfully as John D. MacDonald touched me.\"\u003cb\u003e--Dean Koontz\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"To diggers a thousand years from now, the works of John D. MacDonald would be a treasure on the order of the tomb of Tutankhamen.\"\u003cb\u003e--Kurt Vonnegut\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"John D. MacDonald was a writer way ahead of his time.\"\u003cb\u003e--John Saul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJohn D. MacDonald \u003c\/b\u003ewas an American novelist and short-story writer. His works include the Travis McGee series and the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Executioners, \u003c\/i\u003e which was adapted into the film \u003ci\u003eCape Fear\u003c\/i\u003e. In 1962 MacDonald was named a Grand Master of the Mystery Writers of America; in 1980, he won a National Book Award. In print he delighted in smashing the bad guys, deflating the pompous, and exposing the venal. In life, he was a truly empathetic man; his friends, family, and colleagues found him to be loyal, generous, and practical. In business, he was fastidiously ethical. About being a writer, he once expressed with gleeful astonishment, \"They pay me to do this! They don't realize, I would pay them.\" He spent the later part of his life in Florida with his wife and son. He died in 1986.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 8.14 x 5.19 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 13, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53618519048557,"sku":"9780812984149","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1001\/0823\/9213\/files\/tadnwgp14V9780812984149.webp?v=1785333942","url":"https:\/\/cleanfreaklab.myshopify.com\/products\/the-brass-cupcake-paperback","provider":"Clean Freak Lab","version":"1.0","type":"link"}