{"product_id":"the-complete-cases-of-bookie-barnes-paperback","title":"The Complete Cases of Bookie Barnes - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRobert Reeves\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGary Hoppenstand\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eRafael Desoto\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA truck driver employed by Murdock Motor Freight, Bookie Barnes is a tough working class hero. Though not a detective per se, he is a rough customer described as \"tall, heavy-chested, with a build you see only in physical culture ads, and, though barely twenty-six, he'd been on the trucks for three years.\" He is emblematic of the type of crime fighters found in pulp fiction in that he represents the typical readership of pulp fiction: an average working-class audience. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by one of the greats of the detective pulps, Robert Reeves-who was tragically killed in World War II-this book collects all of his Bookie Barnes stories: \"Murder in High Gear,\" \"Over a Barrel,\" and \"Murder Without Death,\" as well as his lone, non-series character story, \"Dance Macabre.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 236\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783720403232,"sku":"9781618276056","price":35.93,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/055dfe2784a75365a504026c5194fd78.webp?v=1780593241","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-complete-cases-of-bookie-barnes-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}