{"product_id":"whiplash-river-9780062115287","title":"Whiplash River","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Like Carl Hiaasen, Berney delights in the cartoonish. Like Elmore Leonard, he can drive a plot. What sets him apart is how well he evokes love, making the romance...as compelling as the mystery.\"\u003cbr\u003e--\u003cem\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLou Berney immediately earned a seat of honor at the mystery masters' table with his crackling caper novel, \u003cem\u003eGutshot Straight\u003c\/em\u003e--a lightning-fast, fiendishly clever suspenser that screamed for a sequel. And here it is. Former professional wheel man Charles \"Shake\" Bouchon is back, living in the Caribbean paradise of Belize with his lawless past far behind him--until a gunshot tears through his beachside restaurant and he's on the run again. A twisting tale filled with lawmen, con men, and hit men; a beautiful but deadly FBI agent; and a murderous thug named Baby Jesus, \u003cem\u003eWhiplash River\u003c\/em\u003e recalls the best of the off-the-wall crime fiction impresarios--Elmore Leonard, Carl Hiaasen, James W. Hall, Robert Ferrigno, Tim Dorsey--while establishing its own unique orbit in the noir universe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBerney, Lou:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eLou Berney is the author of three previous novels, \u003cem\u003eGutshot Straight, Whiplash River, \u003c\/em\u003e and multiple prize-winning \u003cem\u003eThe Long and Faraway Gone\u003c\/em\u003e. His short fiction has appeared in publications such as \u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker, Ploughshares\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003ePushcart Prize\u003c\/em\u003e anthology. He lives in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50565337776402,"sku":"9780062115287","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9494aee9-a083-4d19-9556-e502032eba58.jpg?v=1731884891","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/whiplash-river-9780062115287","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}