{"product_id":"the-million-dollar-car-detective-inside-the-worldwide-hunt-for-a-stolen-7-million-car-9781982650681","title":"The Million-Dollar Car Detective: Inside the Worldwide Hunt for a Stolen $7 Million Car","description":"\u003cp\u003eA stolen car worth $7 million. A broke private investigator. Best friends turned worst enemies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd the global manhunt neither saw coming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2001, thieves parked a box truck in front of an aging tycoon's factory, cut the phone lines, and used an overhead crane to lift out their prize: a 1938 Talbot-Lago T150C-SS Teardrop coupe--\"the most beautiful car in the world\" and one of only two in existence--then they disappeared into the night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tycoon died. The trail went cold. End of story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil it wasn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2015, Joe Ford was a PI trying to scrape together enough money to help his daughter, who suffers from a disease causing her to go blind, when he got a tip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mechanic in the French Alps had been burned by a thief and had a secret to share: the location of the missing Talbot-Lago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reward for finding the car would mean Joe could not only save his daughter's sight but also set his family up for life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing skills gleaned from his mentor Chris Gardner, who taught Joe everything he knew about the business of rare luxury cars, the investigation would span a decade and involve the FBI, Interpol, a global crime ring ... and a shocking betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElite racing machines, high-end thefts, and billionaires who will stop at nothing for a moment of glory--The Million-Dollar Car Detective is unlike any heist story ever told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBonner, Stayton:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStayton Bonner\u003c\/strong\u003e is a former senior editor at \u003cem\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/em\u003e nominated for the Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting. His journalism has appeared in publications including \u003cem\u003eGQ\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eEsquire\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eOutside\u003c\/em\u003e. His previous book, \u003cem\u003eBare Knuckle\u003c\/em\u003e, was a \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e national bestseller.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51572481065234,"sku":"9781982650681","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_165a2a67-f8f9-4aed-9869-17c9619eb8e2.jpg?v=1755863674","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-million-dollar-car-detective-inside-the-worldwide-hunt-for-a-stolen-7-million-car-9781982650681","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}