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When Her Investigation Turns Up A Second Corpse, More Suspects, And A New Reason To Kill, Kinsey Discovers That The Edge Is Closer—and Sharper—than She Imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“a Class Act.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e—stanley Ellin\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“smart, Well-paced, And Very Funny.”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e—newsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nnewgate Callendar\n\u003cp\u003eit Is No Better Or No Worse Than The Majority Of Related Books, And That Is About All.— \u003ci\u003ethe New York Times Books Of The Century\u003c\/i\u003e, Reviewed May 23, 1982\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eCategories:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMystery, Thriller \u0026amp; Suspense\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMystery\u003cul class=\"category-tree\"\u003e\u003cli class=\"category-tree\"\u003ePrivate Investigators\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n","brand":"St. Martin's Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Used - Good","offer_id":45383108821182,"sku":"0312938993-4","price":12.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0640\/9689\/5166\/files\/71vlFpYEvpL.jpg?v=1757085734"},{"product_id":"0062366920-the_old_blue_line_a_joanna_brady_novella","title":"The Old Blue Line: A Joanna Brady Novella","description":"\n\n\u003cp\u003eButch Dixon has been taken for a ride …\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot a jump in the car, see the sights kind of ride. 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The Great War Is Ending; The Bolsheviks Are Overthrowing The Tsar, The Kaiser Is Running Roughshod Over Europe, And The Spanish Influenza Is Beginning Its Deadly Rampage. On American Shores, Communist And Socialist Movements Are Swelling In Numbers And Anarchists Are Tossing Bombs In The Street. Harsh Labor Conditions, Barrel-bottom Pay, And The Disenfranchisement Of The Working Class Have Branded 'strike!' Onto The National Consciousness. Set In An Era Of Unprecedented Uncertainty, \u003ci\u003ethe Given Day\u003c\/i\u003e Tells The Story Of Those Who Learn The True Consequences Of Demanding Change-of Asserting One's Worth In A World Bent On Devaluing One's Time And Effort; Of Building Common Good From Astonishing Feats Of Uncommon Strength; And Of Asking Not To Accept The Way Of The World, But To Remake It.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eboston, 1918. 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Leaving Behind His Pregnant Wife, Lila Waters, And The Idyllic Life They Had Begun To Create In One Of Tulsa's African-american Neighborhoods, Luther Begins Work As The Personal Driver And Repairman Of The Coughlin Household. After Striking Up An Alliance With Danny And A Fast Friendship With The Family's Irish Domestic Servant, Nora O'shea, Luther Comes To See That A Powerful Bond Once Connected Danny To Nora. As The Mystery Of Their Relationship Unravels, Luther Witnesses The Gradual Rekindling Of Love Between The Pair And Grows Determined To Return To His Own Wife And Now Newborn Son. 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All Thee Men Struggle Against Fierce Mechanisms Of Social Control-racism, Xenophobia, And Class Warfare; The Grind Of An Unforgiving Economy; And The Unwieldy Expectations And Empty Promises Of Those In Power.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eculminating In The Boston Police Strike Of 1919, \u003ci\u003ethe Given Day\u003c\/i\u003e Explores The Crippling Violence Of A Nation At War With Itself. Echoes With Today's Political Climate Are Unmistakable, Particularly As The Distinction Between Intellectual Dissension And Terrorism Continues To Narrow By The Day. Lehane Has Crafted A Timeless Story-as Much A Wonderfully Rendered Historical Portrait As A Startling Mirror To Contemporary American Politics. Meticulously Researched And Expertly Plotted, \u003ci\u003ethe Given Day\u003c\/i\u003e Will Transport Readers To An Unforgettable Time And Place, Where The Meek Are Fighting For Every Inch Of Earth, And The Logic Of Sanity Has Lost Its Power. 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The Great War Is Ending; The Bolsheviks Are Overthrowing The Tsar, The Kaiser Is Running Roughshod Over Europe, And The Spanish Influenza Is Beginning Its Deadly Rampage. On American Shores, Communist And Socialist Movements Are Swelling In Numbers And Anarchists Are Tossing Bombs In The Street. Harsh Labor Conditions, Barrel-bottom Pay, And The Disenfranchisement Of The Working Class Have Branded 'strike!' Onto The National Consciousness. Set In An Era Of Unprecedented Uncertainty, \u003ci\u003ethe Given Day\u003c\/i\u003e Tells The Story Of Those Who Learn The True Consequences Of Demanding Change-of Asserting One's Worth In A World Bent On Devaluing One's Time And Effort; Of Building Common Good From Astonishing Feats Of Uncommon Strength; And Of Asking Not To Accept The Way Of The World, But To Remake It.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eboston, 1918. 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