{"product_id":"9781453220481","title":"Motor City Blue","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first book in the long-running Amos Walker Mysteries introduces the hard-boiled Detroit detective as he searches for an aging mobster’s missing adopted daughter\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Private eye Amos Walker is a Vietnam veteran who was thrown out of the Police Academy for punching a fellow cadet. He’s a hard man in a ruined city, scratching out a living looking for lost things.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Walker’s latest case comes by way of ex-mobster Ben Morningstar, who’s been living out his retirement in Phoenix while raising Maria, the daughter of a long-ago murdered friend. Only now, Maria is missing and the gangster needs Walker’s help. But the trail has gone cold—the only clue is a faded pornographic snapshot.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Never one to give up, Walker witnesses the kidnapping of a former Vietnam friend and solves the murder of a young black labor leader while slugging his way to a solution.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Fans of Raymond Chandler and Elmore Leonard’s crime fiction will find Estleman’s lean prose, retro style, and tough-guy hero irresistible.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e This ebook features an illustrated biography of Loren D. Estleman including rare photos from the author’s personal collection.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47143224836336,"sku":"9781453220481","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781453220481_p0.jpg?v=1769907350","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781453220481","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}