{"product_id":"the-road-to-heaven-a-patrick-bird-mystery-paperback","title":"The Road to Heaven: A Patrick Bird Mystery - 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\u003eAlexis Stefanovich-Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA gripping noir mystery introducing artless young detective Patrick Bird, set in Toronto's Parkdale during the tumultuous '60s.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"I didn't kill her. I had the thought, the idea. What's the saying? The road to heaven is paved with bad intentions?\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePolice academy burnout turned private eye Patrick Bird works divorce cases, using his camera to catch the unfaithful and the lonely looking for love in rented rooms. But his easy routine is shattered by a new case involving a missing girl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSixteen-year-old Abbie Linklater hasn't been home for three days. Her mother believes Abbie's getting an abortion. Her twin brother thinks she's studying at the library. Her best friend couldn't care less. Her father has no idea; he just wants her home without involving the police.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore the sun sets on the first day of his investigation, as Bird roams the streets of Toronto looking for the runaway, he's caught a drifter prowling in the Linklater's backyard, stumbled into a creepy church with a belligerent minister, sparred with the client, been hit by a car, and discovered some loose ends in a bank robbery gone wrong a decade earlier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd that was before he found the body.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexis Stefanovich-Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e won the 2023 CWC Best Crime Novella Award for \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Went Down Under\u003c\/i\u003e published in \u003ci\u003eAlfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring detective Patrick Bird, is his first novel. He lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52557792248115,"sku":"9781459753723","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/hr0dMRlTdM9781459753723.webp?v=1761191640","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-road-to-heaven-a-patrick-bird-mystery-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}