{"product_id":"whiplash-river","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--\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLou Berney immediately earned a seat of honor at the mystery masters' table with his crackling caper novel, \u003ci\u003eGutshot Straight\u003c\/i\u003e--a lightning-fast, fiendishly clever humorous thriller 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. This twisting tale of crime fiction, filled with lawmen, con men, and hit men; a beautiful but deadly FBI agent; and a murderous thug named Baby Jesus, \u003ci\u003eWhiplash River\u003c\/i\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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"William Morrow \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51942277480679,"sku":"9780062115287","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_64cebaf4-1e1f-41cf-acda-b436e1678bb1.jpg?v=1775249581","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/whiplash-river","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}