{"product_id":"my-darling-detective-isbn-9781328916273","title":"My Darling Detective","description":"“[An] ingeniously plotted novel . . . Norman knows how to weave an enticing and satisfying mystery, one tantalizing thread at a time.” — \u003cem\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA witty, engrossing homage to noir, from National Book Award finalist Howard Norman\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Jacob Rigolet, soon-to-be former assistant to a wealthy art collector, looks up from his seat at an auction—his mother, former head librarian at the Halifax Free Library, is walking almost casually up the aisle. Before a stunned audience, she flings an open jar of ink at master photographer Robert Capa’s \u003cem\u003eDeath on a Leipzig Balcony.\u003c\/em\u003e Jacob’s police detective fiancée is assigned to the ensuing interrogation.\u003cbr\u003e                   \u003cem\u003eMy Darling Detective\u003c\/em\u003e delivers a fond nod to classic noir, as Jacob’s understanding of the man he has always assumed to be his father unravels against the darker truth of Robert Emil, a police officer suspected of murdering two Jewish residents during an upswing of anti-Semitism in 1945. The denouement, involving a dire shootout and an emergency delivery—it’s the second Rigolet to be born in the Halifax library in a three decades—is Howard Norman at his uncannily moving best.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “Norman works with an offhand ease and grace . . . Whimsy is balanced by moments of powerfully evoked realism.” — \u003cem\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e “An unconventional, lively literary mystery.” — \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Norman is gifted at establishing atmosphere and character, and he pleasurably engages with old-fashioned crime-story patter … Norman pulls off what old-school noir pros like Chandler and Goodis did: mixes romance with blood in the gutter, makes sure the bad guys get theirs, and ensures the good guys don't come out unscathed. An unconventional, lively literary mystery.”—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e   \"Jacob and Martha are delightful characters, young lovers unraveling a complex and very personal mystery. This is a crowd-pleasing old school mystery novel.\"—\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890287276261,"sku":"NP9781328916273","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781328916273.jpg?v=1730232948","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/my-darling-detective-isbn-9781328916273","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}