{"product_id":"the-big-boom-paperback","title":"The Big Boom - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in San Francisco before the high-tech markets went bust, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Boom \u003c\/i\u003efeatures Dante Mancuso, an obsessive private investigator who works the streets of his hometown where he's known by his nose and his nickname: The Pelican. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSettling in and hoping to settle down, his peace is shattered when an old North Beach family asks him to find their daughter---one of Dante's former sweethearts. Though the case alienates his longtime lover Marilyn Visconte, Dante has no choice but to plunge into the shadows of the dot-com revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tightrope of a novel and a perfect modern example of classic noir, \u003ci\u003e The Big Boom\u003c\/i\u003e is a taut story about familial duplicity, personal greed, and the desperate pull of love in many forms.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A hypnotic, compelling read. It's one part \u003ci\u003eSopranos, \u003c\/i\u003e another part Greek tragedy.\"\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Big Boom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in San Francisco before the high-tech markets went bust, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Boom \u003c\/i\u003efeatures Dante Mancuso, an obsessive private investigator who works the streets of his hometown where he's known by his nose and his nickname: The Pelican. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSettling in and hoping to settle down, his peace is shattered when an old North Beach family asks him to find their daughter---one of Dante's former sweethearts. Though the case alienates his longtime lover Marilyn Visconte, Dante has no choice but to plunge into the shadows of the dot-com revolution.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tightrope of a novel and a perfect modern example of classic noir, \u003ci\u003e The Big Boom\u003c\/i\u003e is a taut story about familial duplicity, personal greed, and the desperate pull of love in many forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A hypnotic, compelling read. It's one part \u003ci\u003eSopranos, \u003c\/i\u003e another part Greek tragedy.\"\u003cbr\u003e---\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe \u003c\/i\u003eon \u003ci\u003eThe Big Boom\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSet in San Francisco before the high-tech markets went bust, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Boom \u003c\/i\u003efeatures Dante Mancuso, an obsessive private investigator who works the streets of his hometown where he's known by his nose and his nickname: The Pelican. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSettling in and hoping to settle down, his peace is shattered when an old North Beach family asks him to find their daughter---one of Dante's former sweethearts. Though the case alienates his longtime lover Marilyn Visconte, Dante has no choice but to plunge into the shadows of the dot-com revolution. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tightrope of a novel and a perfect modern example of classic noir, \u003ci\u003e The Big Boom\u003c\/i\u003e is a taut story about familial duplicity, personal greed, and the desperate pull of love in many forms.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":68349685629151,"sku":"9780312324711","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/89-_oaoD8Z9780312324711.webp?v=1793389941","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/the-big-boom-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}