{"product_id":"dirty-little-war-a-crime-novel-9781770417960","title":"Dirty Little War: A Crime Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Kalteis is a sharp observer who delivers history with a wallop and brings the past back to bloody life.\" -- Emily Schultz, author of \u003ci\u003eSleeping with Friends\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Blondes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Kalteis's punchy, hard-boiled prose vividly captures the brutality behind the glitz of the Jazz Age.\" -- firstCLUE\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor readers of Elmore Leonard comes a riveting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, fast-paced ride through 1920s Prohibition-era Chicago, the epicenter of crime, corruption, and commerce\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTrouble has a way of following Huckabee Waller like a shadow. Involved in the death of a gangster in his hometown of New Orleans, Huckabee hops a northbound freight and heads for the promise of Chicago. Tough times force him to make his way bare-knuckle fighting and running booze, and before long he finds himself entangled in the escalating tension between notorious rival gangs and the city's deadly taxis wars. Caught up in vice and violence, Huckabee lands in the crosshairs of Al Capone. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe smart thing to do would be to get out of Chicago -- fast -- that is if the life he wants to leave behind doesn't kill him first.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-7225409\"\u003eDietrich Kalteis\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ECW Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.72h x 5.04w x 1.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781770417960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1770417966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC050000\"\u003eCrime\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDietrich Kalteis\u003c\/b\u003e won the 2022 Crime Writers of Canada Award of Excellence for Best Crime Novel for \u003ci\u003eUnder an Outlaw Moon\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a critically acclaimed author of 12 novels, two of which won Independent Publisher Awards. He enjoys life with his family in West Vancouver.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ECW Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48461416268013,"sku":"9781770417960","price":21.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_48dd508f-c7e5-45c7-ad7d-485f96e4a02a.jpg?v=1753678285","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/dirty-little-war-a-crime-novel-9781770417960","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}