{"product_id":"steel-guitar-paperback","title":"Steel Guitar - 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\u003eA Boston PI tries to help a musician friend--and find a murderer--in this \"gripping\" mystery by an Anthony Award-winning author (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\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 She may be Boston's most tenacious private detective, but by night, Carlotta Carlyle is just another cab driver hustling for an honest buck. When blues superstar Dee Willis climbs into her cab, Carlotta isn't starstruck--she's shocked. The two women were friends in college, right up until the day Dee ran off with Carlotta's husband. Now Dee is back in town to play a sold-out concert and Carlotta is too surprised to introduce herself--or to wonder why her old pal is asking to be dropped off in one of Boston's roughest neighborhoods. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After saving the blues diva from being ripped to shreds, Carlotta agrees to help her track down an old friend. Soon, a blackmail plot concerning stolen song lyrics is uncovered and a corpse is found in Dee's hotel room. Carlotta will have to work fast to keep her old friend from becoming yet another casualty of the blues. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSteel Guitar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is the 4th book in the Carlotta Carlyle Mysteries, but you may enjoy reading the series in any order.\u003c\/b\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 206\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 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":47252331626745,"sku":"9781504068451","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/M0VybGdFcmlyeFBSSzBBNHFHaU5uUT09.webp?v=1768685203","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/steel-guitar-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}