{"product_id":"the-short-night-paperback","title":"The Short Night - 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\u003eEd Lacy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRussell Turner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A mini-masterpiece...this book is really something special,\" \u003ci\u003ePaperback Warrior\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's 1957. Lester \"Red\" Dolsan is a former first baseman, now a talent scout for the Brooklyn Dodgers, who is haunted by the suicide of his alcoholic wife...and the discovery that he may have fathered a child in a one-night stand with a lonely, concentration camp survivor with a fake name. His search for the child, and his former lover, leads him into a nightmare of crime, violence and betrayal, with a fortune hanging in the balance.\u003cp\u003e\"Turner spins this out neatly, peopling it with bit players who come alive on the page [including] one of the most engaging, mysterious ladies I've ever come across in crime fiction.\" Dan Stumpf, \u003ci\u003eMystery File \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Lacy is an awesome writer, and his dialogue is among the best of that era. Dolsan is a tough, hardboiled knight-errant with a heart of gold. You'll really enjoy spending time with this character. In fact, all the characters are vividly-drawn and endlessly-interesting.\"\u003ci\u003e Paperback Warrior \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Taut, sexy. Combines elements of Spillane and Erle Stanley Gardner.\" \u003ci\u003ePeople Today \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRussell Turner was a pseudonym for Leonard S. Zinberg (1911-1968), best known for his work written as \"Ed Lacy.\"\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 172\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 05, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48048854139031,"sku":"9781957868783","price":20.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/4552\/4631\/files\/HXbIhDEcOn9781957868783.webp?v=1784856342","url":"https:\/\/leyambercollective.com\/products\/the-short-night-paperback","provider":"Ley Amber Collective","version":"1.0","type":"link"}