{"product_id":"atlanta-deathwatch-paperback","title":"Atlanta Deathwatch - 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\u003eJoe R. Lansdale\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first novel in the unforgettable, ground-breaking series by Ralph Dennis is finally back in print... after being coveted for years by collectors of the very best in hardboiled fiction. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's Atlanta, 1974. Jim Hardman was a mediocre cop until he was wrongly accused of corruption and thrown off the force. Now he works as an unlicensed PI, trouble-shooter and bodyguard...often partnered with his drinking buddy Hump Evans, a black, ex-NFL player who supports his playboy lifestyle by working as hired muscle. \u003cbr\u003eHardman is hired by The Man, a black mobster, to investigate the murder of his white girlfriend, a college student. It's a case that plunges Hardman and Evans into the center of a violent street war that stretches from Atlanta's seedy back alleys to the marbled corridors of power.\u003cbr\u003eThis new edition includes an introduction by Joe R. Lansdale, the New York Times bestselling author of the Hap \u0026amp; Leonard crime novels. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the HARDMAN novels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"His prose was muscular, swift and highly readable. Like Chandler and Hammett before him, Dennis was trying to do something different with what was thought of as throwaway literature.\" \u003ci\u003eJoe R. Lansdale, from his introduction\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Expert writing, plus good plotting and an unusual degree of sensitivity. Ralph Dennis has mastered the genre and supplied top entertainment. \"\u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The Hardman books are by far the best of the men's action-adventure series.\" \u003ci\u003eMother Jones Magazine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ralph Dennis is an underappreciated master. His Hardman series is one of the finest in the P.I. genre.\" Robert Randisi, founder of the Private Eye Writers of America \u003cbr\u003e\"Among the best series books around. The dialogue is marvelously realistic.\" \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Daily News \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Ralph Dennis and his Hardman series are finally getting the respect many readers and collectors feel they deserve... Hardman is not your typical PI. He is not that good looking; a bit on the pudgy side in fact. His methods are unorthodox, and he often plays both sides of the law when working a case. But these and several other genre-defying characteristics are what captures and holds our fascination with Hardman.\" \u003ci\u003eBookgasm\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmong crime writers, the late Ralph Dennis is considered a master of the genre who never received the recognition he deserved. His books have long been coveted collectibles. Brash Books will be releasing his 12-book Hardman series, his three other published novels, and his long-lost manuscripts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 230\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.52 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 16, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52551168885043,"sku":"9781732065666","price":32.63,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dtgCW5qhny9781732065666.webp?v=1761087282","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/atlanta-deathwatch-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}