{"product_id":"peaceful-valley-crime-wave-paperback","title":"Peaceful Valley Crime Wave - 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\u003eBill Pronzini\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Pronzini's riveting western mystery, \u003ci\u003eThe Peaceful Valley Crime Wave\u003c\/i\u003e, takes on the modern world with old-fashioned violence--and his \u003ci\u003ePeaceful Valley\u003c\/i\u003e is anything but... \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNothing much happens in Peaceful Valley, Montana. And that's just how Sheriff Lucas Monk likes it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAside from the occasional drunken brawl or minor disturbance out on the reservation, he hasn't had to resort to his fists or sidearm in years. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThat is, until mid-October, 1914, when the theft of a wooden cigar store Indian sets off a crime wave like nothing Lucas has ever seen. Teenager Charity Axthelm goes missing, Reba Purvis's housekeeper is poisoned with cyanide Reba is sure was meant for her, and Lucas's gut tells him that this is only the beginning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's not long before the first corpse shows up, bringing the peace in the valley to a thundering end.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBILL PRONZINI has been nominated for, or won, every prize offered to crime fiction writers, including the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America. It is no wonder, then, that the \u003ci\u003eDetroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e said of him, It's always nice to see masters at work. Pronzini's clear style seamlessly weaves [storylines] together, turning them into a quick, compelling read. He lives and writes in California, with his wife, crime novelist Marcia Muller. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePronzini's books include the Nameless Detective series, the longest-running private investigator series in print.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 13, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47251247988985,"sku":"9781250823311","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/am1WMkhxL2U3dS94RXFYcGpvMVd1UT09.webp?v=1768673419","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/peaceful-valley-crime-wave-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}