{"product_id":"karma-doll-9780316576123","title":"Karma Doll","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this darkly humorous detective story, plagued by death on his conscience, Happy Doll has committed himself to a simple, spiritual life; that is, until a tragic and brutal murder forces his hand and sets him back on the bloody path of retribution and justice.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e After narrowly escaping with his life at the hands of a murderous Hollywood pimp, detective Happy Doll, bullet-ridden but healing, has landed on a remote Mexican beach. In a humble shack and with his dog for company, Doll settles into a peaceful idyll of Buddhist study. But then trouble, as it always does, comes to paradise. Doll is the witness to a murder for which he is framed, and now, with an expired passport and the Mexican authorities on his tail, he must sneak across the border back to L.A. by any means necessary, with the goal of bringing the true murderer to justice. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But it's not just trouble that expels Doll from paradise! His dark past reaches for him, like a hand from the grave, old enemies want him dead, including the Jalisco Cartel, and Doll, a reluctant instrument of mayhem, yearns to end this cycle of violence and tip the karmic scales in his favor. But how can he do this without getting blood on his hands? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eKarma Doll\u003c\/i\u003e marks the third installment in a madcap, bloody, and impossibly fun series, bringing us back in the good company of Happy Doll: a beloved, introverted anti-hero who has taken more hits to the head than a linebacker, yet still always manages to come out on top.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJonathan Ames\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eWake Up, Sir!\u003c\/i\u003e and, most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWheel of Doll \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e A Man Named Doll. \u003c\/i\u003eHis novels \u003ci\u003eThe Extra Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eYou Were Never Really Here\u003c\/i\u003e have been adapted into films, and he's the creator of two television series, \u003ci\u003eBlunt Talk\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBored to Death\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mulholland Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51186965348626,"sku":"9780316576123","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d3c1da82-f5d2-44ec-be2b-2591723dd02c.jpg?v=1744635290","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/karma-doll-9780316576123","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}