{"product_id":"hard-latitudes-9781504082037","title":"Hard Latitudes","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[A] fast-paced mystery . . . Fans of the prolific Stuart Woods and Randy Wayne White will hope that Birtcher's engaging series has an equally long life.\" --\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Nero Award Finalist\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After twenty years in the LAPD, Mike Travis should be enjoying his retirement in Hawaii. Instead, he's become a reluctant PI who can't manage to stay out of trouble--much to the chagrin of his long-suffering girlfriend. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This time, the problem is his brother, Valden, head of the family company of Van de Groot Capital. A mover and shaker, he's in Los Angeles for a political fundraiser at the home of a powerful pharmaceutical titan. But first, he's being blackmailed. Someone has a compromising video of him and a young woman who is definitely not his wife--and they want three million dollars for it. That's when he calls Travis. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With his longtime connections in Los Angeles--including his former partner on the force--Travis has everything under control, until he doesn't. Now entangled in a web of murder, finance, and politics, only Travis can unravel a conspiracy international in scope--and unparalleled in evil . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Birtcher is a solid, fluent writer; the story unfolds with good-humored ease, and Travis is a personable narrator . . . All of the elements are in place for a tense thriller.\" --\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Well-executed . . . Readers will hope they don't have to wait another seven years for the world-weary Travis's next adventure.\" --\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A thrilling page turner with a very complicated plot that all comes together in the end . . . Highly recommended.\" --\u003ci\u003eDetective Mystery Stories\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e Baron Birtcher spent a number of years as a professional musician, and founded an independent record label and management company. His first two novels, \u003ci\u003eRoadhouse Blues\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRuby Tuesday\u003c\/i\u003e, are \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times \u003c\/i\u003eand Independent Mystery Booksellers Association bestsellers. Birtcher has been nominated for a number of literary awards, including the Nero Award for his novel Hard Latitudes, the Claymore Award for his novel \u003ci\u003eRain Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Left Coast Crime \"Lefty\" Award for his novel \u003ci\u003eAngels Fall\u003c\/i\u003e. He was the 2016 Silver Falchion Award winner for his novel Hard Latitudes and the 2018 Winner of the Killer Nashville Reader's Choice Award for his novel \u003ci\u003eSouth California Purples.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Birtcher currently divides his time between Portland, Oregon, and Kona, Hawaii. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50456236949778,"sku":"9781504082037","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_188ef5a6-3baa-457e-82c7-a878a6c3e526.jpg?v=1729903899","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/hard-latitudes-9781504082037","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}