{"product_id":"the-goodbye-coast-a-philip-marlowe-novel-9780316459259","title":"The Goodbye Coast: A Philip Marlowe Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eIn this colorful reinvention of a classic, Philip Marlowe finds himself tangled in two missing persons cases; \"Ide has chiseled off the rust while keeping the soul of one of American fiction's icons\" (Dennis Lehane).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The seductive and relentless figure of Raymond Chandler's detective, Philip Marlowe, is vividly re-imagined in present-day Los Angeles. Here is a city of scheming Malibu actresses, ruthless gang members, virulent inequality, and washed-out police. Acclaimed and award-winning novelist Joe Ide imagines a Marlowe very much of our time: he's a quiet, lonely, and remarkably capable and confident private detective, though he lives beneath the shadow of his father, a once-decorated LAPD homicide detective, famous throughout the city, who's given in to drink after the death of Marlowe's mother. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Marlowe, against his better judgement, accepts two missing person cases, the first a daughter of a faded, tyrannical Hollywood starlet, and the second, a British child stolen from his mother by his father. At the center of \u003ci\u003eThe Goodbye Coast \u003c\/i\u003eis Marlowe's troubled and confounding relationship with his father, a son who despises yet respects his dad, and a dad who's unable to hide his bitter disappointment with his grown boy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Steeped in the richly detailed ethnic neighborhoods of modern LA, Ide's \u003ci\u003eThe Goodbye Coast\u003c\/i\u003e is a bold recreation that is viciously funny, ingeniously plotted, and surprisingly tender.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoe Ide\u003c\/b\u003e is of Japanese American descent. Growing up in South Central Los Angeles, Joe's favorite books were the Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes stories. The idea that a person could face the world and vanquish his enemies with just his intelligence fascinated him. Joe went on to earn a graduate degree and had several careers before writing his debut novel, IQ, inspired by his early experiences and his love of Sherlock Holmes. Joe lives in Santa Monica, California.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Mulholland Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50645196898578,"sku":"9780316459259","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7199a204-a267-4a10-abf4-652e0a39c800.jpg?v=1733143102","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-goodbye-coast-a-philip-marlowe-novel-9780316459259","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}