{"product_id":"the-detective-the-chinese-high-fin-paperback","title":"The Detective \u0026 the Chinese High-Fin - 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\u003eMichael Craven\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the 2017 Shamus Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAttention, fans of Carl Hiaasen, Harlan Coben, and Robert B. Parker  The author of \u003cem\u003eThe Detective \u0026amp; The Pipe Girl\u003c\/em\u003e--nominated for both the Nero Wolfe and Shamus Awards--returns with another whip-smart, funny, and propulsive mystery featuring singular Los Angeles P.I. John Darvelle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrivate Detective John Darvelle is back--drinking cheap beer, playing ping-pong and sharing his philosophy on everything from work\/life balance to restaurants with bad air-conditioning. (He doesn't believe in the former, he despises the latter.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarvelle is hired to find the killer of Keaton Fuller, a well-born Los Angeles man gunned down in his own driveway. The cops couldn't solve the case, in part because everyone who came in contact with Keaton despised him. Translation: Anybody could have done it. Following a trail of the dead man's betrayals, Darvelle finds himself in the exotic, high-stakes world of rare tropical fish. The fish are certainly valuable enough to kill for, but is there something more menacing going on?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Darvelle relentlessly drives toward the truth, a showdown awaits that is at once riveting, visceral, and very, very dangerous. It's a case only he could solve--just as long as he's willing to put his life on the line.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of \u003cem\u003eThe Detective \u0026amp; The Pipe Girl\u003c\/em\u003e--a finalist for both the Nero Wolfe and Shamus Awards--returns with another whip-smart, funny, and propulsive mystery featuring singular Los Angeles PI John Darvelle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrivate Detective John Darvelle is back--drinking cheap beer, playing Ping-Pong, and sharing his philosophy on everything from work\/life balance to restaurants with bad air-conditioning. (He doesn't believe in the former; he hates the latter.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarvelle is hired to find the killer of Keaton Fuller, a wellborn Los Angeles man gunned down in his own driveway. The cops couldn't solve the case, in part because everyone who came in contact with Keaton despised him. Translation: Anybody could have done it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing a trail of the dead man's betrayals, Darvelle finds himself in the exotic, high-stakes world of rare tropical fish. The fish are certainly valuable enough to kill for, but is there something more menacing going on?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Darvelle relentlessly drives toward the truth, a showdown awaits that is at once riveting, visceral, and very, very dangerous.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's a case only he could solve--just as long as he's willing to put his life on the line.\u003c\/p\u003e--Three Guys One Book\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author of \u003cem\u003eThe Detective \u0026amp; The Pipe Girl\u003c\/em\u003e--a finalist for both the Nero Wolfe and Shamus Awards--returns with another whip-smart, funny, and propulsive mystery featuring singular Los Angeles PI John Darvelle.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrivate Detective John Darvelle is back--drinking cheap beer, playing Ping-Pong, and sharing his philosophy on everything from work\/life balance to restaurants with bad air-conditioning. (He doesn't believe in the former; he hates the latter.)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDarvelle is hired to find the killer of Keaton Fuller, a wellborn Los Angeles man gunned down in his own driveway. The cops couldn't solve the case, in part because everyone who came in contact with Keaton despised him. Translation: Anybody could have done it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing a trail of the dead man's betrayals, Darvelle finds himself in the exotic, high-stakes world of rare tropical fish. 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