{"product_id":"the-wrong-case-9780394735580","title":"The Wrong Case","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn extraordinary detective story from one of the great American crime fiction authors. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMilo once had a thriving divorce-case business in the small town of in the Pacific Northwest, but because of liberal new divorce laws he has taken to drinking and staring out the window. He's up to his third drink of the morning when an attractive young woman walks into his office and asks him to find her brother. He takes on what seems a routine missing-person case in hopes of getting to know her better, but finds himself involved in what is most definitely the wrong case. Everyone is a victim, one way or another, of a crime that took place long before the novel begins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJames Crumley was born in Three Rivers, Texas, and spent most of his childhood in South Texas. After serving three years in the U.S. Army and completing college degrees in history (BA, Texas College of Arts and Industries) and creative writing (MFA, University of Iowa), he joined the English faculty at the University of Montana at Missoula. He was also a visiting professor at a number of other institutions around the country, including the University of Texas at El Paso, Colorado State University, Reed College, and Carnegie-Mellon. His works include a novel of Vietnam, \u003ci\u003eOne to Count Cadence, \u003c\/i\u003eand seven detective novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Case\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Good Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDancing Bear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mexican Tree Duck\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBordersnakes, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Final Country\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Right Madness\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in Missoula in 2008.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Vintage Crime\/Black Lizard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460189655314,"sku":"9780394735580","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ab1bbb9f-611e-4931-91e9-e87f6c38f129.jpg?v=1730033137","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wrong-case-9780394735580","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}