{"product_id":"the-last-good-kiss-paperback","title":"The Last Good Kiss - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames Crumley\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the most influential crime novels ever written, by a legend of the genre. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTough, hard-boiled, and brilliantly suspenseful, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Good Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable detective story starring C. W. Sughrue, a Montana investigator who kills time by working at a topless bar. Hired to track down a derelict author, he ends up on the trail of a girl missing in Haight-Ashbury for a decade. The tense hunt becomes obsessive as Sughrue takes a haunting journey through the underbelly of America's sleaziest nightmares.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn unforgettable detective story starring C.W. Sughrue, a Montana investigator who kills time by working at a topless bar.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJames Crumley was born in Three Rivers, Texas, and spent most of his childhood in South Texas. After serving three years in the U.S. Army and completing college degrees in history (BA, Texas College of Arts and Industries) and creative writing (MFA, University of Iowa), he joined the English faculty at the University of Montana at Missoula. He was also a visiting professor at a number of other institutions around the country, including the University of Texas at El Paso, Colorado State University, Reed College, and Carnegie-Mellon. His works include a novel of Vietnam, \u003ci\u003eOne to Count Cadence, \u003c\/i\u003eand seven detective novels: \u003ci\u003eThe Wrong Case\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Good Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDancing Bear\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Mexican Tree Duck\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBordersnakes, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Final Country\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Right Madness\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in Missoula in 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.54 x 8.05 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 1988\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51755740430624,"sku":"9780394759890","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b14d3060eb6f767975fee955e3bb2971.webp?v=1780067416","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-last-good-kiss-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}