{"product_id":"9780312607302","title":"Drink the Tea : A Mystery","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eDrink the Tea\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Thomas Kaufman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWillis Gidney is a born liar and rip-off artist, an expert at the scam. Growing up without parents or a home, by age twelve he is a successful young man, running his own small empire, until he meets Shadrack Davies. That's \u003ci\u003eCaptain\u003c\/i\u003e Shadrack Davies, of the D.C. Police. Davies wants to reform Gidney and becomes his foster father. Though he tries not to, Gidney learns a small amount of ethics from Shad---just enough to bother a kid from the streets for the rest of his life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow Gidney is a PI, walking those same streets. So it's no surprise that when his closest friend, jazz saxophonist Steps Jackson, asks Gidney to find his missing daughter, Gidney is compelled to say yes---even though she's been missing for twenty-five years. He finds a woman who may be the girl's mother--and within hours she turns up dead. The police accuse Gidney of the murder and throw him in jail.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMaybe Gidney should quit while he's behind. But when his investigation puts him up against a ruthless multinational corporation, a two-faced congressman, and a young woman desperate to conceal her past, Gidney has no time left for second thoughts. In fact, he may have no time left at all.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThomas Kaufman is a winner of the PWA Best First Private Eye Novel Competition. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eDrink the Tea\u003c\/i\u003e, which boasts an original PI and an engaging cast of characters, adds a fresh perspective to the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e“Kaufman's debut ...benefits from brisk development and a flattering, textured portrait of the nation's capital. Wisecracking narrator Gidney is also an appealing spinner of yarns.” —\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780312607302\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Minotaur Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40593291051214,"sku":"9780312607302","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_824c2ba5-86d5-46fe-bb5f-0d7d4b7a3be7.jpg?v=1637785419","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780312607302","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}