{"product_id":"epitaph-for-a-tramp-epitaph-for-a-dead-beat-the-harry-fannin-detective-novels-paperback","title":"Epitaph for a Tramp \u0026 Epitaph for a Dead Beat: The Harry Fannin Detective Novels - 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\u003eDavid Markson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore achieving critical acclaim as a novelist, David Markson paid the rent by writing several crime novels, including two featuring the private detective Harry Fannin. Together here in one volume, these works are now available to a new generation of readers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEpitaph for a Tramp, \u003c\/i\u003e Fannin isn't called out to investigate a murder -- it happens on his doorstop. In the sweltering heat of a New York August night, he answers the buzzer at his door to find his promiscuous ex-wife dying from a knife wound. To find her killer, Fannin plies his trade with classic hard-boiled aplomb. In the second novel, \u003ci\u003eEpitaph for a Dead Beat, \u003c\/i\u003e Fannin finds himself knee-deep in murder among the beatniks and bohemians of the early 1960s, where blood seems to flow as readily as cheap Chianti. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntricately plotted and rife with wisecracks, David Markson offers suspenseful and literary crime novels.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Markson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five novels, including \u003ci\u003eSpringer's Progress\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWittgenstein's Mistress\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eReader's Block\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the recipient of several awards and fellowships, including a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship, and a Salon Book Award. He lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 7.92 x 4.58 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52537543098675,"sku":"9781593761349","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/WGFvSXRBQ2UxbTNGY2VrVWxkZGlJZz09.webp?v=1760813827","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/epitaph-for-a-tramp-epitaph-for-a-dead-beat-the-harry-fannin-detective-novels-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}