{"product_id":"the-infinite-blacktop-9781501165726","title":"The Infinite Blacktop","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe \"delicious and addictive\" (\u003ci\u003eSalon\u003c\/i\u003e) Claire DeWitt series returns with a thrilling, noirish knockout novel that follows three separate narratives starring the self-proclaimed \"world's greatest detective.\" As Cara Hoffman, author of \u003ci\u003eRunning\u003c\/i\u003e, says, this \"is a hard-boiled, existential masterpiece.\" \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eClaire DeWitt, the hard-living and tough-talking private investigator, has always been something of a detective. As a young girl growing up in Brooklyn, Claire and her two best friends, Tracy and Kelly, fell under the spell of the book \u003ci\u003eDetection\u003c\/i\u003e by legendary French detective Jacques Silette. They solved many cases together, in the process witnessing human behavior at its worst. The three were inseparable--until the day Tracy vanished without a trace. That is still the only case Claire ever failed to solve. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLater, in her twenties, Claire is in Los Angeles trying to get her PI license by taking on a cold case that has stumped the LAPD. She hunts for the real story behind the death of a washed-up painter ten years earlier, whose successful, widely admired artist girlfriend had died a few months before him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eToday, Claire is on her way to Las Vegas when she's almost killed by a homicidal driver. In a haze of drugs and injuries, she struggles off the scene, determined to find her would-be killer's identity but the list of people who would be happy to see her dead is not a short one. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs these three \"eccentric, enticingly artful\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review) narratives converge, some mysteries are solved and others continue to haunt. But Claire will continue her search for the answer to the biggest mystery of all: what is the purpose of our lives, and how can anyone survive in a world so clearly designed to break our hearts again and again?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSara Gran is the author of \u003ci\u003eSaturn's Return to New York\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCome Closer\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDope\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two previous novels featuring Claire DeWitt. Her work has been published in more than a dozen countries. Born in Brooklyn, Sara lived in New York City until 2004. She now lives in Los Angeles and has a successful career writing for television.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50650001932562,"sku":"9781501165726","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_5f7cfcb1-f919-44e6-aa6a-57cc6af7a3f2.jpg?v=1733280036","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-infinite-blacktop-9781501165726","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}