{"product_id":"dying-for-the-highlife-paperback","title":"Dying for the Highlife - 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\u003eDave Stanton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA hard-boiled private-eye crime novel in which a $43 million lottery win drags every grudge from a small-time hustler's past out of the woodwork. Nevada noir grit, cartel kidnapping stakes and a two-man investigative team who fight dirty when they have to.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJimmy Homestead's glory days as a high school stud were a distant memory. His adulthood had am But he always felt he was special, and winning a $43 million lottery proved it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith all that money, everything is great for Jimmy, until people from his past start coming out of the woodwork. First, his sexy stepmother, who seduced him as a teenager. Then his uncle, just released from Folsom after a five-year jolt for securities fraud, a crime that bankrupted Jimmy's father. Mix in a broke ex-stripper and a down-on-his luck drug dealer, both seeking payback over transgressions Jimmy thought were long forgotten.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCaught in the middle are private detective Dan Reno and his good buddy Cody Gibbons, two guys just trying to make a honest paycheck. Reno, fighting to save his home from foreclosure, thinks that's his biggest problem. But his priorities change when Gibbons and Jimmy are kidnapped by a gang of cartel thugs out for a big score. Fighting to save his friend's life, Reno is a hard-boiled mess that leaves dead bodies scattered all over northern Nevada.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDying for the Highlife is book five in the Dan Reno Novel Series, a thriller for fans of Michael Connelly and Robert Crais.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in Detroit, Michigan, in 1960, \u003cb\u003e Dave Stanton\u003c\/b\u003e moved to Northern California in 1961. He received a BA in journalism from San Jose State University in 1983. Over the years, he worked as a bartender, newspaper advertising salesman, furniture mover, debt collector, and technology salesman. He has two children, Austin and Haley, and lives with his wife, Heidi, in San Jose, California. Stanton's eight novels all feature private investigator Dan Reno and his ex-cop buddy, Cody Gibbons. They do not have to be read chronologically to be enjoyed, but for those who want to know, the order is: \u003ci\u003eStateline\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDying for the Highlife\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpeed Metal Blues\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDark Ice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHard Prejudice\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Doomsday Girl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRight Cross\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Asylum Thread\u003c\/i\u003e. You can get a complimentary copy of \u003ci\u003eWrong Turn\u003c\/i\u003e at Carson, a Dan Reno short story, by signing up for Dave's mailing list at: www.danrenonovels.com. You can find Dave on Facebook at: https: \/\/www.facebook.com\/DanRenoNovels\/\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.88 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 28, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54089661579571,"sku":"9781036710101","price":28.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/i_weKoukYS9781036710101.webp?v=1789595262","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/dying-for-the-highlife-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}