{"product_id":"9780063211049","title":"No Second Chances : A Novel","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eNo Second Chances\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Rio Youers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom Rio Youers, the acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eLola on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, comes a blistering high-octane thriller about desperate love, vengeance, and the precarious pursuit of fame.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“A rip-roaring Hollywood noir that smashes the pedal to the metal and keeps it there. The best villain since Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels . . . This one is hot.” –Stephen King\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLuke Kingsley’s glory days are behind him. A star on the rise, his life and career imploded after his soul singer wife, Lisa Hayes, disappeared without a trace, silencing a very public and tumultuous marriage. Most people, especially an avenging PI, think Luke got away with murder. The last thing he expects is to be pulled back from the brink by a starstruck stranger.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWannabe actress Kitty Rae has chased her dreams all the way from Kentucky to Hollywood. Saving a washed-up actor’s life wasn’t one of them, but she believes in Luke—as much as she believes her own career is just one lucky break away. For now, she works for Johan Fly, a charismatic, wealthy, and seriously unbalanced drug dealer to the rich and famous. When Johan discovers that Kitty has been skimming the product, he vows to make her pay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Luke steps up to help Kitty, he uncovers a web of violence and corruption, as well as a single, enticing clue about his wife's disappearance. Barreling across the Mojave Desert, Luke and Kitty set off to find the long-lost Lisa. But Johan, hungry for vengeance, is hot on their trail. There’s no limit to what he will do to find them. And in a world where fortune favors the ruthless, there’s also no limit to what Luke and Kitty will have to do to survive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“A rip-roaring Hollywood noir that smashes the pedal to the metal and keeps it there. The best villain since Ian Fleming’s James Bond novels . . . This one is hot.”\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eNo Second Chances\u003c\/em\u003e is a one-sitting read. Rio Youers writes with both muscle and heart, and his latest noir-meets-thriller is a literary sports car, loaded with style and speed. Jump in—and buckle up.\" \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Youers has spent years developing his style, perfecting his voice, and with \u003cem\u003eNo Second Chances\u003c\/em\u003e he has produced a book that feels like something Elmore Leonard might have written: a dark and ballsy story that, once you’ve started it, you absolutely cannot stop reading.\"\u003cbr\u003e“[A] dizzyingly plotted thriller . . . the novel motors on at blinding speed, incorporating broken families, bottomless desire for revenge, and a denouement that makes the Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre seems like mere trifle. What sticks with me, though, are the quiet moments, where the wounds of long-ago personal sacrifices have room to heal.”\u003cbr\u003e“John Wick meets Jane Hawk in \u003cem\u003eLola on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e, a wild, relentless read. The action is terrific, the writing crisp, the characters unforgettable.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eLola on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e serves up all the gonzo action, quotable lines, and unforgettable characters a reader could want, in a novel that rivals \u003cem\u003eKilling Eve\u003c\/em\u003e in intensity and atmosphere.”\u003cbr\u003e“\u003cem\u003eLola on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e sizzles and scorches like fresh steak slapped on a red-hot grill. And while you might know Lola’s cousins—that girl with the dragon tattoo, the twin nemeses of \u003cem\u003eKilling Eve\u003c\/em\u003e, master assassin John Wick, even \u003cem\u003eKill Bill\u003c\/em\u003e's Beatrix Kiddo—none of them can rival her bruised soul and bulletproof heart. How often does a ferocious action thriller gather your emotions in a net and haul them to the surface writhing and shiny? What was the last novel to kick-start your brain \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e your pulse at the same time? Cross Elmore Leonard with Lisa Gardner and you get Rio Youers. More Lola, please, aflame or otherwise.”\u003cbr\u003e“What a ride! \u003cem\u003eLola on Fire\u003c\/em\u003e is a witty, impeccably crafted, and deliriously fun thriller with a furiously beating heart. Rousing action and killer pacing, powered by characters you’ll love who possess the ass-kicking skills of the John Wick universe yet are still grounded with real humanity. Don't miss it.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780063211049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"HarperLuxe","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":41140036468942,"sku":"9780063211049","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/9780063211049.jpg?v=1650693138","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780063211049","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}