{"product_id":"9781942266228","title":"Headlock: A Jeff Reynolds Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA paranoid recluse lures private eye author Jeff Reynolds into a complex web of deception, where delusions are deadly, life after death can be hell, and all roads lead to the McFeely Tavern.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeveral popular mystery writers, including G.M. Ford and Tony Fennelly, make cameo appearances in this clever and captivating private eye caper set in Walla Walla, Washington.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdgar Award winner Burl Barer brings us a private eye mystery unique and wondrous from the opening paragraph to the spectacular cinematic climax featuring one of the best plot twists in PI history. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLaugh out loud funny, and sadly bitter-sweet, HEADLOCK is among Burl Barer's best works...\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Nicely written dialog, tantalizing peeks at \"name\" writers, choice humor, stories within stories, and a slowly evolving plot makes this first mystery in a new series a real winner\" -- Library Journal \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A brilliant piece of contemporary literature \"hiding out\" as a private eye novel...I think Barer is up to something.\" - Prof. Gerry Graber\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"There are truly only a few writers working today who can sustain such a consistent level of fine writing, complexities of plot, great imagination, and humor.\" - Carl Brookins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Clever, quirky, and often outrageous.\" -- \u003cem\u003eLee Goldberg, NYT best-selling author of numerous Mr. Monk mysteries, and co-author of the Fox and O'Hara series with Janet Evanovich \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"...a detective as hard boiled as a twenty-minute egg, and wisecracks as sharp as a new Gillette!\" -- \u003cem\u003eDale Furutani, Anthony and Macavity winning author of the Ken Tanaka and Samurai Mystery series\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Barer is obviously twisted. 'Headlock' is a hoot. I couldn't turn the pages fast enough!\" -- \u003cem\u003eG.M. Ford, author of The Deader the Better, Last Ditch, Bum's Rush, and Slow Burn.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Jeff is the most appealing private eye since Archie Goodwin...the funniest and freshest mystery I've read all year!\" - Cluelass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“100% dazzling!” -- Professor Gerry Graber\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant and hilarious!\" -- \u003cem\u003eTony Fennelly, author of The Glory Hole Murders, and 1-900-DEAD\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Burl Barer's new action-packed novel had me laughing my ass off, gasping for breath, and cursing his talent!\" -- \u003cem\u003eSparkle Hayter, author of Revenge of the Cootie Girls, and The Last Manly Man\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Undeniable talent, pizazz and imagination -- Jack Olsen, NYT best-selling author \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SceneBooks Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47061209743600,"sku":"9781942266228","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781942266228_p0.jpg?v=1763757650","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781942266228","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}