{"title":"Loren D. Estleman","description":"Loren D. Estleman (b. 1952) has written over sixty-five novels. His most enduring character, Amos Walker, made his first appearance in 1980's Motor City Blue, and the hardboiled Detroit private eye has been featured in twenty books since. Estleman has also won praise for his adventure novels set in the Old West, receiving awards for many of his standalone westerns. In 1993 Estleman married Deborah Morgan, a fellow mystery author. He lives and works in Ann Arbor, Michigan.","products":[{"product_id":"evil-grows-other-thrilling-tales-paperback","title":"Evil Grows: \u0026 Other Thrilling Tales - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a \"master\" of noir fiction, comes this collection featuring corrupt cops, femme fatales, and hired guns grappling with the darker edges of criminal life (Marilyn Stasio, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An undercover cop in a thrilling cat and mouse story, a kicked-to-the curb prize fighter who struggles with selling out, and a professional assassin whose taste for whiskey gets in the way of his career goals. These are only a few of the gritty characters from both sides of the law who endure double-dealing, surprise swindles, and acts of violence rivaled only by the darkness within them. Edged, subversive, and filled with wry humor, this collection of twelve hardboiled crime stories from award-winning author Loren D. Estleman is \"for readers who can't get enough of Elmore Leonard and Ross Thomas . . . He's \u003ci\u003ethat\u003c\/i\u003e good\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Page for page, nobody does this stuff better.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A consistently excellent storyteller.\" --\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"One of the best hard-boiled writers of all time.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103116136671,"sku":"9798337201450","price":20.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/3EWm1-AAfi9798337201450.webp?v=1781090319"},{"product_id":"sudden-country-a-classic-western-adventure-paperback","title":"Sudden Country: A Classic Western Adventure - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA LOST TREASURE. A LOADED GUN. A DEADLY CHASE.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen thirteen-year-old David Grayle inherits a Colt revolver and a mysterious map, he is thrust into a violent hunt for lost Confederate gold. Pursued by ruthless outlaws, he falls in with a dangerous crew. But in the lawless West, gold has a way of turning allies into enemies, and David quickly learns that trust can be more dangerous than a bullet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs tempers flare and the stakes rise, the search for fortune becomes a fight for survival. In the end, David must decide if the treasure is worth the bloodshed-or if walking away is the only way to stay alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWill David claim the gold or vanish like the legends that guard it? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Like McMurtry, Estleman has mined the West for its soul in search of characters and real Western locations to explore the human condition and the seven sins that follow man through literary eternity.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-True West\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50103171285215,"sku":"9798895671047","price":18.7,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/4HojdPOrtU9798895671047.webp?v=1781090422"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/loren-d-estleman.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}