{"product_id":"dime","title":"Dime","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrooklyn''s toughest female detective takes on Dallas in this ''violent, sexy, and completely absorbing'' Edgar Award nominee, the first novel in the acclaimed Betty Rhyzyk series (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDallas, Texas is not for the faint of heart. Good thing for Betty Rhyzyk she''s from a family of take-no-prisoners Brooklyn police detectives. But her Big Apple wisdom will only get her so far when she relocates to The Big D, where Mexican drug cartels and cult leaders, deadbeat skells and society wives all battle for sunbaked turf.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBetty is as tough as the best of them, but she''s deeply shaken when her first investigation goes sideways. Battling a group of unruly subordinates, a persistent stalker, a formidable criminal organisation, and an unsupportive girlfriend, the unbreakable Detective Betty Rhyzyk may be reaching her limit.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCombining the colourful pyrotechnics of \u003ci\u003eBreaking Bad\u003c\/i\u003e with the best of the gritty crime genre, \u003ci\u003eThe Dime\u003c\/i\u003e is Kathleen Kent''s brilliant mystery debut and the launch of a sensational new series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Kathleen Kent: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Only a fan blowing in the right direction could flip the pages of this lightning-paced tale any faster'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMinneapolis Star Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e''One of the most breathless, inventive and – be forewarned – violent suspense plots I''ve read in a long time'' \u003cb\u003eNPR\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e''Exciting [and] moving... Grisly but likable'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e''Some of the most intense crime fiction I''ve ever read'' \u003cb\u003eLitReactor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e''Kent''s offbeat humor pulls up reins just before it takes the story over a cliff'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57313965703550,"sku":"NW9781803284170","price":9.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781803284170.jpg?v=1778592866","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/dime","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}