{"product_id":"9780765394415","title":"The Peaceful Valley Crime Wave : A Western Mystery","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eThe Peaceful Valley Crime Wave\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Bill Pronzini\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBill Pronzini’s riveting western mystery, \u003ci\u003eThe Peaceful Valley Crime Wave\u003c\/i\u003e, takes on the modern world with old-fashioned violence--and his \u003ci\u003ePeaceful Valley\u003c\/i\u003e is anything but…  \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNothing much happens in Peaceful Valley, Montana. And that’s just how Sheriff Lucas Monk likes it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAside from the occasional drunken brawl or minor disturbance out on the reservation, he hasn’t had to resort to his fists or sidearm in years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat is, until mid-October, 1914, when the theft of a wooden cigar store Indian sets off a crime wave like nothing Lucas has ever seen. Teenager Charity Axthelm goes missing, Reba Purvis’s housekeeper is poisoned with cyanide Reba is sure was meant for her, and Lucas’s gut tells him that this is only the beginning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s not long before the first corpse shows up, bringing the peace in the valley to a thundering end.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraise for Bill Pronzini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eGive-a-Damn Jones\u003c\/i\u003e is a delightful cross-section of small-town life in pre-statehood Montana. It feels true to life...”—\u003ci\u003eThe Oklahoman\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eGive-a-Damn Jones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“One of the best in the mystery-suspense field.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post Book World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Nameless] is the classic private-eye hero pared down to the bone; he has no identity except for his detective work…He is a remarkable creation.”—\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The best rock ‘n’ roll songs are two minutes fifty seconds long, and the best short detective novels are written by Bill Pronzini. In both genres you are drawn in immediately, have a lot of fun, and when it’s over, you look ahead to the next time.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The reader’s involvement with Nameless and his problems continues to increase in intensity, making the series succeed on an emotional level rare in the field.”—\u003ci\u003eEllery Queen Mystery Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The Nameless Detective novels are a thinking reader’s detective series.”—\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“There is no living writer whose work more faithfully embodies the spirit of classic private-eye fiction than Bill Pronzini’s. [It is] classy, classy noir storytelling.”—\u003ci\u003eThe Plain Dealer\u003c\/i\u003e (Cleveland)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780765394415\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Forge Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40706861105358,"sku":"9780765394415","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780765394415","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}