{"product_id":"hardware-paperback","title":"Hardware - 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\u003eLinda Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrivate investigator Carlotta Carlyle's moonlighting job as a taxi driver turns into the most dangerous, high-octane case of her career\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Six-foot-tall, redheaded ex-cop and Boston-based private eye Carlotta Carlyle is \"the genuine article: a straightforward, funny, thoroughly American mystery heroine\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Post\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When Carlotta can't sleep--or when money gets tight--she drives a cab. It's always been a dangerous way to make a living, but lately it's become truly terrifying. In the last two months, nine cabbies have been savagely beaten and robbed, and every time Carlotta gets behind the wheel, she knows that she could be next. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e How then can she refuse when a rival taxi company hires her to investigate the assaults? Thinking she will be making the world a safer place for cab drivers, Carlotta doesn't suspect that this new case will push her even closer to the edge. The company she works for is co-owned by Sam Gianelli, her sometime lover and a mob-connected businessman whose family knows how to get tough. Drawn into a tangled conspiracy of mafia secrets and high-tech espionage, Carlotta will have to drive faster than ever to stay alive. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHardware\u003c\/i\u003e is the 6th book in the Carlotta Carlyle Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLinda Barnes is the award-winning author of the Carlotta Carlyle mystery series. Her witty, private investigator heroine has been hailed as \"a true original\" by Sue Grafton. Barnes has also written the Michael Spraggue mystery series and a stand-alone novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Perfect Ghost\u003c\/i\u003e. A winner of the Anthony Award and an Edgar and Shamus Award finalist, she lives in the Boston area with her husband and son. You can visit her at www.LindaBarnes.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 264\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.79 x 8.35 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 17, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252331725049,"sku":"9781504068468","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/NUhuK0I4NGJBVHNEWEpHaEVEWkVzQT09.webp?v=1768685203","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/hardware-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}