{"product_id":"crown-vic-9781957868981","title":"Crown Vic","description":"\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\u003eIn the meantime, Ray Boyd returns in \u003ci\u003eCrown Vic 2: If I Were a Rich Man, \u003c\/i\u003ea new novella that was originally published as part of the acclaimed collection \u003ci\u003eEight Very Bad Nights.\u003c\/i\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*****\"A fun departure for Goldberg and a throwback to the thrilling and erotic men's adventure novels of the 1970s.\" \u003ci\u003eEllery Queen Mystery Magazine \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\u003c\/p\u003e\"Goldberg is pretty tricky with the plot of this one, springing twist after twist. It's very well-written \u0026amp; very, very entertaining... Ray may not be the most admirable character around, but he does make for compelling reading.\" \u003ci\u003eRough Edges\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\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cutting Edge Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52127763333394,"sku":"9781957868981","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5a58b1a0-80da-4980-b063-b0d6a24a0c92.jpg?v=1773747396","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/crown-vic-9781957868981","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}