{"product_id":"9781504041515","title":"Fire Lover: A True Story","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn ambitious firefighter hunts a notorious arsonist in the Edgar Award–winning true crime story the\u003ci\u003e New York Times \u003c\/i\u003ecalls “stranger than fiction.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From Joseph Wambaugh, the #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e–bestselling author of such classics as \u003ci\u003eThe Onion Field \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Choirboys\u003c\/i\u003e, comes the extraordinary story of the chase for the “Pillow Pyro,” called the most prolific American arsonist of the twentieth century.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Growing up in Los Angeles, John Orr idolized law enforcement. However, after being rejected by both the LAPD and LAFD, he settled for a position with the Glendale Fire Department. There, he rose through the ranks, eventually becoming a fire captain and one of Southern California’s best-known and most respected arson investigators. But Orr led another, unseen life, one that included womanizing and an insatiable thirst for recognition.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e While Orr busted a slew of petty arsonists, there was one serial criminal he could not track down. Nothing was safe from the so-called Pillow Pyro’s obsession. Homes, retail stores, and fields of dry brush all went up in flames. His handiwork led to millions of dollars worth of property damage and the deaths of four innocent bystanders. But after years of evading the police, he made a mistake—one that would turn Orr’s life upside down.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e The\u003ci\u003e Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e raves, “When [Joseph Wambaugh] talks about the culture of cops versus the culture of firemen, we get no speculation, only hard-earned details.” Based on meticulous research, interviews, case records, and thousands of pages of court transcripts, \u003ci\u003eFire Lover\u003c\/i\u003e is Wambaugh at his best.\u003cbr\u003e  ","brand":"MysteriousPress.com\/Open Road","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47127100293360,"sku":"9781504041515","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781504041515_p0.jpg?v=1769897662","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781504041515","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}