{"product_id":"raffertys-rules-paperback","title":"Rafferty's Rules - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Duncan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRule 1: The client is always right.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRule 2: When the client is wrong, see Rule 1.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen the client wants someone dead, well...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the middle of a burger-store holdup, the only thing standing between ten-year-old Vivian Mollison and certain death is a police officer named Rafferty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe lives. He gets fired.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFast-forward fifteen years.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVivian's parents are wealthy beyond counting while Rafferty spends his days as a private investigator, hustling on the streets of Dallas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo when he gets an out-of-the-blue phonecall from the Mollisons, Rafferty figures his long-awaited payday might have finally arrived.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut things are never that simple and the story they have to tell is like nothing he's ever heard.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCan Rafferty save Vivian again?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr is it already too late?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRAFFERTY'S RULES\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book in the Shamus Award-winning \u003ci\u003eRafferty P.I.\u003c\/i\u003e series by author Bill Duncan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFans of Spenser, Reacher, and Elvis Cole have declared this series a must-read with over 3,700 5 star reviews.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBuy \u003ci\u003eRAFFERTY'S RULES\u003c\/i\u003e to discover the\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003ehardboiled, wisecracking Rafferty P.I. today!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Rafferty P.I.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you like Parker's Spenser, or Robert Crais' Elvis Cole you should love the Rafferty series.\" - \u003ci\u003eMark A. Johnson.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Rafferty is the best hardboiled P.I. of this era.\"\u003ci\u003e - Wendy Green.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Any fan of Micky Spillane, the Jack Reacher novels, or Mark Yost's Rick Crane novels should absolutely venture into the world of Rafferty P.I.\"\u003ci\u003e - Michael Raabe.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Duncan truly captured the pure essence of the definitive smart-ass private eye in his character Rafferty. Take part Sam Spade with a little Mike Hammer, mix in some Spenser and you have an awesome character.\" - \u003ci\u003eCliff Fausset.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This author goes on my list of great private eye writers along with Kinky Friedman, Elmore Leonard, and Lawrence Sanders.\"\u003ci\u003e - Tricia Schiro.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 13, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51754844324128,"sku":"9780645328332","price":18.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9236293e9ff8cfe486ea400c1d6308a2.webp?v=1780044860","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/raffertys-rules-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}