{"product_id":"the-shades-dripped-red-a-nick-montaigne-mystery-paperback","title":"The Shades Dripped Red: A Nick Montaigne Mystery - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Kurtz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInspired by a horrific, unsolved true crime in the author's old hometown\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Shades Dripped Red\u003c\/em\u003e (Longitudes Press) is the second thriller in the Nick Montaigne mystery series by Peter Kurtz. As with the debut Montaigne novel, \u003cem\u003eBlack Jackknife\u003c\/em\u003e (\u003cstrong\u003epraised by both Publishers Weekly and Midwest Book Review)\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Shades Dripped Red\u003c\/em\u003e continues the exploits of suave Atlanta private detective Nick Montaigne and his clumsy but lovable partner, ex-cop Vern Wister. Here, the two investigators travel to a small Ohio town seemingly stuck in time to investigate a 25-year-old double-homicide. Assisted by a crusading news reporter with a substance abuse problem (and, in Montaigne's case, a very sexy engineer), they become immersed in COVID-era espionage, small-town parochialism, and the military-industrial complex.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStill a mystery in real life, perhaps. But with Montaigne-Wister poking around, it's only a matter of time before this cold case is thawed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 342\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.76 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51779127836960,"sku":"9781732478947","price":21.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/4b40661741607dc35cd0fa3ecdd923f4.webp?v=1780512202","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-shades-dripped-red-a-nick-montaigne-mystery-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}