{"product_id":"the-road-to-heaven-a-patrick-bird-mystery-9781459753723","title":"The Road to Heaven: A Patrick Bird Mystery","description":"FINALIST FOR THE MYSTERY WRITERS OF AMERICA 2025 EDGAR AWARDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA gripping noir mystery introducing artless young detective Patrick Bird, set in Toronto's Parkdale during the tumultuous '60s.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePatrick Bird, police academy burnout turned PI, works divorce cases, using his camera to catch the unfaithful and the lonely looking for love in rented rooms. But his easy routine is shattered by a new case involving a missing girl.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSixteen-year-old Abbie Linklater hasn't been home for two days. Her stepmother believes Abbie's getting an abortion. Her twin brother thinks she's studying at the library. Her best friend couldn't care less. Her father has no idea; he just wants her home without involving the police.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBefore the sun sets on the first day of his investigation, as Bird roams the streets of Toronto looking for the runaway, he's caught a drifter prowling in the Linklaters' backyard, stumbled into a creepy church with a belligerent minister, sparred with the client, been hit by a car, and discovered some loose ends in a bank robbery gone wrong a decade earlier.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnd that's before he finds the body.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-16312165\"\u003eAlexis Stefanovich-Thomson\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dundurn Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781459753723\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1459753720\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-FIC022090\"\u003eMystery \u0026amp; Detective | Private Investigators\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-FIC062000\"\u003eNoir\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlexis Stefanovich-Thomson\u003c\/b\u003e won the 2023 CWC Best Crime Novella Award. \u003ci\u003eThe Road to Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, featuring detective Patrick Bird, is his first novel. He lives in Toronto.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dundurn Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48455887388909,"sku":"9781459753723","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_d719f676-200a-4d11-8990-6db2c149a51a.jpg?v=1753538211","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-road-to-heaven-a-patrick-bird-mystery-9781459753723","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}