{"product_id":"9780615550978","title":"Who Shot Longshot Sam","description":"Corralled into entering a handicapping contest at a seedy New Jersey racetrack by one of his dubious pals, New York private eye Mark Renzler is on hand when master handicapper Longshot Sam Natoli catches a sniper's bullet. Natoli was the odds-on favorite to win the $50,000 Super-Pick prize, and now the contest - and the murder investigation - is wide open. The field of suspects includes nasty ex-cons, sexy ex-wives, jealous rival handicappers, heavily armed security guards, and crooked local politicians. With Richard Nixon's final days unfolding in the background, it's up to Renzler -- abetted by his avant-garde artist pal Nate Moore and his teenaged seminary student nephew Herbie - to solve the puzzle of Who Shot Longshot Sam?\u003cp\u003ePraise for Paul Engleman and Who Shot Longshot Sam? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A raffish, fast-moving tale, spun by a deft storyteller.\" -- Studs Terkel\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A slick, wise mystery that starts at a clip and never falters. Engleman has a winning series in the Renzler chronicles.\" -- Chicago Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The wisecracks are funny and the allusions clever. Engleman, like Chandler, doesn't take himself too seriously.\" -- Publishers Weekly \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Renzler's easygoing, sardonic narration keeps things moving along on a jaunty, not-too-serious level.\" -- Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Crisply written, highly entertaining. Breezy and irreverent, Engleman works in 70s touches without wallowing in nostalgia.\" -- Chicago Sun-Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Damon Runyon couldn't have created a more entertaining and colorful collection of characters.\" -- Playboy\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An expert whodunit.\" -- Chicago Tribune\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Allerona Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49893559468272,"sku":"9780615550978","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780615550978","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}