| Edition |
[New edition]. |
| Description |
217 pages ; 22 cm. |
| Series |
Hardman
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| Note |
"The first novel in the unforgettable, long lost series by Ralph Dennis is finally back in print... after being coveted for years by collectors of the very best in hardboiled fiction. ... This new edition includes an introduction by Joe R. Lansdale, the New York Times bestselling author of the Hap & Leonard crime novels." -- Back cover. |
| Summary |
Jim Hardman was a mediocre Atlanta cop until he was wrongly accused of corruption and thrown off the force. Now he works as an unlicensed PI, trouble-shooter and bodyguard... often partnered with his drinking buddy Hump Evans, a black, ex-NFL player who supports his playboy lifestyle by working as hired muscle. Hardman is hired by The Man, a black mobster, to investigate the murder of his white girlfriend, a college student. It's a case that plunges Hardman into the center of a violent street war that stretches from Atlanta's seedy back alleys to the marbled corridors of power. |
| Subject |
Ex-police officers -- Fiction.
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Private investigators -- Fiction.
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Murder -- Investigation -- Fiction.
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Atlanta (Ga.) -- Fiction.
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| Genre/Form |
Mystery fiction.
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Detective and mystery fiction.
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Detective and mystery stories.
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| Added Author |
Lansdale, Joe R., 1951- writer of introduction.
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| ISBN |
9781732065666 (paperback) |
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1732065667 (paperback) |
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