{"product_id":"9780399171659","title":"Catalina Eddy: A Novel in Three Decades","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Daniel Pyne flips all the standards upside-down with \u003ci\u003eCatalina Eddy\u003c\/i\u003e and in the process delivers a classic California noir — times three. This is Pyne’s masterpiece. I guarantee no reader will go wanting.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e–Michael Connelly\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTimes may change, but crimes never do, and neither do the people who investigate them. A collection of three loosely connected crime novellas, each set in a distinct era, \u003ci\u003eCatalina Eddy\u003c\/i\u003e is a gritty, hard-boiled exploration into the immutable police underworld of Southern California. In \u003ci\u003eThe Big Empty\u003c\/i\u003e, an obstinate Los Angeles detective investigates the murder of his estranged wife while fears of nuclear war and Communism grip the nation; in \u003ci\u003eLosertown\u003c\/i\u003e, a mid-career attorney in San Diego chases down a legendary drug kingpin but chafes against the Reagan Revolution policies of his new boss; and in \u003ci\u003ePortuguese Bend\u003c\/i\u003e, set in the present day, an undercover cop is paralyzed in a gunfight but determined to solve what may be her last case as a police officer in Long Beach. They are all, in one way or another, stuck in dreary endless loops of love, murder, and the quest for clarity, release, and redemption.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReminiscent of James Ellroy’s grittiness and Raymond Chandler’s dark wit, \u003ci\u003eCatalina Eddy\u003c\/i\u003e is Daniel Pyne’s clever homage to—and skillful deconstruction of—traditional noir storytelling. Moody, enthralling, and keenly imagined, Catalina Eddy evokes the characters and ambiance of a singular, peculiar landscape with cinematic flair.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47021099843824,"sku":"9780399171659","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780399171659_p0.jpg?v=1763698417","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780399171659","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}