{"product_id":"crown-vic-paperback-1","title":"Crown Vic - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLee Goldberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Lee Goldberg, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author, comes the darkest, most hard-boiled work of his career...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis hand-grenade of pure noir features two, never-before-published crime stories about Ray Boyd, an ex-con traveling the open road in a used, black-and-white, Ford Crown Vic Police Interceptor. Ray is the anti-Reacher. He doesn't help people in trouble. He helps himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFair warning, these two violent, sexually explicit stories -- \u003ci\u003eRay Boyd isn't Stupid\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOccasional Risk\u003c\/i\u003e -- mark a sharp departure from the police procedurals and fast-moving thrillers that Goldberg is known for, though they feature the same ingenious plotting, colorful characters, and outrageous wit of his best-loved work. They are, as he says in his lively introduction, a test run. If there is an enthusiastic response to the stories, he says that Ray Boyd will be back... \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eCrown Vic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Diamond hard noir. No holds barred, no punches pulled. There's a whole lot of fun to be had. Clever stories that riff on the classics. Sharp, to-the-point, and briskly-written. More Ray Boyd please, Mr. Goldberg.\"\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrimeTime FM\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCrown Vic's\u003c\/i\u003e stories are a marvelous mash-up of Dan J. Marlowe's early Earl Drake novels - \u003ci\u003eThe Name of the Game is Death\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEndless Hour\u003c\/i\u003e - and the erotic thrillers so popular in video stores during the 1990s. But Ray, even with all his failings, is a Lee Goldberg character: observant, witty, at times downright funny - for the reader at least - and a heck of a good escape for all of us drab work-a-day slobs.\" \u003ci\u003eGravetapping\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"And here I thought that Lee Goldberg was such a nice boy...I mean, the man wrote episodes of\u003ci\u003e Diagnosis Murder\u003c\/i\u003e! And its tie-ins! But in\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eCrown Vic\u003c\/i\u003e, Goldberg unleashes the beast with two violent, sexually explicit and previously unpublished stories that just reek of 1950s pulp paperbacks.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Thrilling Detective\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Lee Goldberg's Books\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Goldberg is a master of his craft.\" \u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Thriller fiction at its absolute finest.\" Lee Child\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Goldberg's thrillers are some of the wittiest around.\" \u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of crime writing's true pros. Elmore Leonard and Donald Westlake would've loved this wild heist.\" Ace Atkins\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"\u003c\/i\u003eGoldberg is every bit the equal of Michael Connelly.\" \u003ci\u003eProvidence Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"One of America's greatest crime and thriller writers.\" Garry Disher\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A cut above the rest.\" \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\"Lee Goldberg puts the \u003ci\u003epro\u003c\/i\u003e in police procedural.\" Meg Gardiner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A cop novel so good it makes much of the old guard read like they're going through the motions until they can retire.\" \u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A heroine for the ages.\" Michael Connelly\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Goldberg proves again that he is a master storyteller.\" \u003ci\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Suspense Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Goldberg walks a tightrope between suspense and humor and never slips.\" Linwood Barclay\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Goldberg's fast-paced prose should put this one on the radar of every crime-fiction fan.\"\u003ci\u003e National Public Radio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 90\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.22 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47255645585657,"sku":"9781957868981","price":17.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/36vu5ZWlR29781957868981_f93c2453-f2dc-4f58-a494-cd7ad4eb6f48.webp?v=1768725593","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/crown-vic-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}