{"product_id":"9781943402939","title":"Nothing You Can Do","description":"\u003ci\u003eSometimes people kill for profit, sometimes revenge, and sometimes they do it just for the fun of it...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere are seventeen tales of crime, murder, and vengeance from Ed Kurtz, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rib From Which I Remake the World\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBleed\u003c\/i\u003e, including the acclaimed stories \"A Good Marriage\" and \"The Trick.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom backwoods Arkansas to the sleazy side of Cologne, Germany, America's first serial killer in nineteenth century Texas to a broken family descending into madness in 1920s England, no one escapes their own darkest drives and everyone learns there is \u003ci\u003eNothing You Can Do\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for novels by Ed Kurtz: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Rib From Which I Remake the World\u003c\/i\u003e isn't only the best book I've read this year, it is Ed Kurtz's best book yet. This is a haunting story of seeing through illusion and the terrifying reality of what it means to meet your maker.\" -Bracken MacLeod, author of \u003ci\u003eMountain Home\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eStranded\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eA Wind of Knives\u003c\/i\u003e dusts off the classic western's most enduring motifs and gives them a shine. With no lack of gunplay and bloodshed, the book also has heart and intelligence. In short, Kurtz delivers an intense, gritty, and moving story that takes a new look at the Old West.\" -Lee Thomas, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe German\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAsh Street\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eNausea\u003c\/i\u003e is a gritty, hard-edged tale with just the right amount of feeling, making this one hell of a story. All of Ed's gifts are on display here: fast pacing, memorable characters and brutal action that aren't easy to forget, but make for great reading.\" -Terrence McCauley, author of the James Hicks thrillers \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ed Kurtz proved to me that not all horror novels have to be blood and guts and gore. Don't get me wrong, those elements are in \u003ci\u003eThe Rib From Which I Remake the World\u003c\/i\u003e, but Kurtz balances them with engaging characters and a captivating story.\" -Crimespree Magazine\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Down \u0026 Out Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47058849366256,"sku":"9781943402939","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781943402939_p0.jpg?v=1763787459","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781943402939","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}