{"product_id":"9780312324711","title":"The Big Boom","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Big Boom\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Domenic Stansberry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in San Francisco before the high-tech markets went bust, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Boom \u003c\/i\u003efeatures Dante Mancuso, an obsessive private investigator who works the streets of his hometown where he's known by his nose and his nickname: The Pelican. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSettling in and hoping to settle down, his peace is shattered when an old North Beach family asks him to find their daughter---one of Dante's former sweethearts. Though the case alienates his longtime lover Marilyn Visconte, Dante has no choice but to plunge into the shadows of the dot-com revolution.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA tightrope of a novel and a perfect modern example of classic noir,\u003ci\u003e The Big Boom\u003c\/i\u003e is a taut story about familial duplicity, personal greed, and the desperate pull of love in many forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A hypnotic, compelling read. It's one part \u003ci\u003eSopranos,\u003c\/i\u003e another part Greek tragedy.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Broodingly atmospheric . . . Readers will find themselves absorbed.” —\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“To all those mystery readers who believe that the classic detective story has played itself out, Stansberry delivers a bracing slap upside the head. And it feels so good.” —\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Lean, literate, atmospheric stuff . . .” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312324711\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40667649605838,"sku":"9780312324711","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_a6c5f6e4-2d5b-4d96-b657-ba854cfe230f.jpg?v=1639715093","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312324711","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}