{"product_id":"nicks-trip-9780316079600","title":"Nick's Trip","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this superbly crafted DC noir, hard-drinking Nick Stefanos is hired to find a friend's missing wife -- if he doesn't hit rock bottom first.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Nick Stefanos has given up his job in sales to tend bar at the Spot, where drinks and women are both a bit too easily available, and the routine is starting to feel as dead-end as his last gig. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But things are about to change. First, his high-school friend Billy Goodrich asks him to find his wife April, who he says left him for small-time crime boss Joey DiGeordano. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In fact, April has taken off with hog farmer\/bondage freak Tommy Crane and, it turns out, with $200,000 of DiGeordano family money. There are powerful enemies on her trail -- and now on Nick's trail, too. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Discover the early work of the Emmy-nominated writer from \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Deuce\u003c\/i\u003e, whose authentic sense of place, sharp musical references, and hardboiled style make him one of the most acclaimed in the mystery genre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeorge Pelecanos\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of twenty novels set in and around Washington, D.C. He is also an independent film producer, and a producer and Emmy-nominated writer on the HBO series \u003ci\u003eThe Wire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTreme\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Deuce\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Maryland.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Back Bay Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50543573696786,"sku":"9780316079600","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b093a5e2-31c7-40c3-97f1-965cb7641ccd.jpg?v=1731511552","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/nicks-trip-9780316079600","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}