{"product_id":"the-golden-girl-and-all-paperback","title":"The Golden Girl and All - 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)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe third novel in Ralph Dennis' great, but hard-to-find 1970s detective series that's been sought-after for decades by readers of the very best in crime fiction.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJim Hardman was an Atlanta 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHardman is hired to find Peggy Holt, a drug dealer, stripper, and serial seductress who has kidnapped her six-year-old daughter from her ex-husband. Peggy has disappeared into an Atlanta underworld populated by the dirty cops, crooked lawyers and violent mobsters that she's bedded and betrayed...and who keep coming back for more. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe only way Hardman can find her is to follow the trail of corpses that she's left in her wake... without becoming one himself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis edition includes an introduction by New York Times bestselling author Joe R. Lansdale and an afterword by Richard A. Moore. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for the HARDMAN novels\u003c\/b\u003e: \"Like Chandler and Hammett before him, Dennis was trying to do something different with what was thought of as throwaway literature.\" Joe R. Lansdale, from his introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Among the best series books around. The dialogue is marvelously realistic.\" Philadelphia Daily News\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 190\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52538724614451,"sku":"9781732065680","price":31.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/czRPTDEyZ0htWHlscy9CK0ljRHNYQT09.webp?v=1760842652","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-golden-girl-and-all-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}