{"product_id":"2940033051434","title":"Maynard Soloman Fixes Social Security and Eats a Pony (Funny Detective Stories #2)","description":"\u003cp\u003e“Maynard is the philosopher-cum-man-of-action that we all wish we could be, the detective who solves mysteries by turning idiocy against itself.” – Peter Rozovsky, Detectives Beyond Borders (Spinetingler Award winner)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You’ll love this hilarious adventure and at the end be sure to check out the bonus lessons from Maynard on how to curse. He has his own vocabulary that always makes me laugh!\" - Michelle Peden Vasquez, Life in Review\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I recommend to everyone who is looking for a quick read. It's perfect for that pick me up laugh, that bathroom read, that afternoon escape.\" - Molly Edwards, Reviews by Molly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"With a satirical take on everything from America’s war on drugs to immigration law to social security, Maynard Soloman is a mobile home-dwelling crime-fighting dynamo. He may not be the brightest bulb in the box, but he sure is amusing.\" - Laura Roberts, ePublisher Daily\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This short offers Maynard Soloman at his best...or perhaps you might call it his worst. Going about his usual business, as vulgar and life-weary as ever, he finds himself in the middle of a rather insane robbery. Pursuing the criminal digs our hero into a deeper hole, with Sobieck’s customary hilarity.\" - Chantal Boudreau, author\/illustrator\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of funny detective stories, meet Maynard Soloman, gal-damn detective. Some would say he's crusty, profane and clueless. But if you ask him, he solves the world's problems one case at a time. Once you experience his 1930s-style of doing business in a 21st century world, you just might agree.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen a pony-riding bandit makes off with Maynard's gas money, the Ol' Badger has no choice but to give chase. To get his money back, he'll have to do the impossible: Fix Social Security. And eat a pony.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBONUS: Includes \"How to Cuss Like Maynard Soloman.\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Benjamin Sobieck","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47105486881008,"sku":"2940033051434","price":0.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940033051434_p0.jpg?v=1763657040","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940033051434","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}