{"product_id":"the-stolen-coast-isbn-9780593653678","title":"The Stolen Coast","description":"\u003cb\u003e“A perfect summer escape.” \u003ci\u003e—\u003c\/i\u003eMaureen Corrigan, NPR \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A twisty, enthralling heist yarn . . . loaded with the threat of a double cross any time. . . . smart and satisfying.”\u003ci\u003e—The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, Editors' Choice\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdrift in a sleepy coastal Massachusetts town, a man who ferries fugitives by day gets twisted up in a plot to pilfer diamonds in this \u003ci\u003eCasablanca\u003c\/i\u003e-infused heist novel.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJack might be a polished, Harvard-educated lawyer on paper, but everyone in the down-at-the-heels, if picturesque, village of Onset, Massachusetts, knows his real job: moving people on the run from powerful enemies. The family business—co-managed with his father, a retired spy—is smooth sailing, as they fill up Onset’s holiday homes during the town’s long, drowsy off-season and help clients shed their identities in preparation for fresh starts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut when Elena, Jack’s former flame—a dedicated hustler who's no stranger to the fugitive life—makes an unexpected return to town, her arrival upends Jack’s routine existence. Elena, after all, doesn’t go anywhere without a scheme in mind, and it isn’t long before Jack finds himself enmeshed in her latest project: intercepting millions of dollars’ worth of raw diamonds before they’re shipped overseas.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInfusing a fast-paced plot with sharp wit and stylish prose, \u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e editor-in-chief Dwyer Murphy serves up an irresistible page-turner as full of heart as it is of drama.“A  twisty, enthralling heist yarn . . . [Murphy] deftly conjures a  universe of hucksters and operators that’s sodden with atmosphere,  crisscrossed with shadows (literal and moral) and loaded with the threat  of a double cross any time . . . Through it all, Murphy’s language is  precise and evocative, with nary a word set wrong. . . . smart and  satisfying.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Editors' Choice\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A perfect summer escape . . . Dwyer Murphy's novel \u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Coast\u003c\/i\u003e would make a perfect noir, especially if Golden Age idols Robert Mitchum and Jane Greer could be resurrected to play the leads. There's a real \u003ci\u003eOut of the Past\u003c\/i\u003e vibe to this moody tale of a femme fatale who returns to trouble the life of the guy she left behind and perhaps set him up for a final fall. . . . Murphy has the lonely saxophone notes of noir down cold in his writing.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Fabulous characters and dialogue so sharp, you’re going to be cutting your fingers whipping through the pages.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Brad Thor, \u003ci\u003eThe TODAY Show\u003c\/i\u003e, Best Beach Read of 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A shifty, sleepy Massachusetts harbor town becomes the front for an epic and unpredictable jewelry heist in this noir page-turner. \u003ci\u003eOceans, \u003c\/i\u003ewho?”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Atmospheric and transportive, fans of classic hard-boiled noir will want to put \u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Coast\u003c\/i\u003e on the top of their to-be-read list.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Parade\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] stylish New England noirish thriller.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e—The Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] thriller of a crime novel . . . ”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Time.com, 10 Best Books You Should Read in July\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Murphy seamlessly moves \u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Coast\u003c\/i\u003e into a solid plot about con games, heists and disappearances . . . His breezy style keeps \u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Coast\u003c\/i\u003e churning, adding levity when the plot turns dark while serving the labyrinth story. Murphy’s elegant plotting, established in his 2022 debut \u003ci\u003eAn Honest Living\u003c\/i\u003e, shows he is an author to watch.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—Oline Cogdill, \u003ci\u003eSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Dwyer Murphy’s \u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Coast \u003c\/i\u003ereads like coming upon a favorite Robert Mitchum movie late at night and getting swept up in its aura of creeping danger and looming, romantic regret. With rich, complicated characters, a serpentine plot, and atmosphere to burn, this is neo-noir at its elegiac best.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Megan Abbott, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Turnout\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“I loved the dark, twisty world that Dwyer Murphy conjures in \u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Coast\u003c\/i\u003e, which is as smart and stylish a crime novel as any fan of noir and basketball (or mussels and jewelry heists, for that matter) could ever want.”\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eJess Walter, #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Ruins\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“The morally ambiguous rogues, con artists, and thieves of \u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Coast\u003c\/i\u003e would’ve most surely brought a smile to the late, great George V. Higgins. There is so much to love here, including a setting that reminded me of the broken coastal towns with dark, dirty secrets that Robert B. Parker often wrote about. This is a terrific, atmospheric crime novel by a writer with a deep love and appreciation of the form.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Ace Atkins, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eRobert B. Parker's Bye Bye Baby\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Heathens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Set in the grimy seaside milieu of Massachusetts' south coast, \u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Coast\u003c\/i\u003e is a riveting heist thriller, witty and lyrical and tough.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Peter Swanson, \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling \u003c\/b\u003eauthor of \u003ci\u003eEight Perfect Murders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"\u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Coast\u003c\/i\u003e is a wonderful heist novel, unique and compelling, set in a town full of shifty operators and fugitives. Murphy's rich, fluid prose infuses every page with salty sea air and a rueful sort of romance. I loved my sojourn in Onset, Massachusetts.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Steph Cha, author of Your House Will Pay\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This atmospheric heist thriller from \u003ci\u003eCrimeReads \u003c\/i\u003eeditor Murphy proves that genre readers really can have it all: terrific characterization, an intricate plot, and stylish writing to boot . . . Murphy’s spare, polished prose carries a touch of Elmore Leonard and a whisper of Ernest Hemingway, but in balancing those influences he locates a style all his own. Strong characters, sharp wit, breathless action, and real emotional depth make this exceptional neo-noir sing.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[\u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Coast\u003c\/i\u003e] niftily evades crime-fiction formulas . . . A shrewd, offbeat original.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[A] terrific heist novel. The author nails all aspects of the genre, from the intriguing characters to the complicated plan, the twists and turns and reversals, and a lean, mean writing style. . . . Murphy obviously loves what he’s writing about, which means we love reading him. For fans of heist and caper stories, this one’s a must-read.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Dwyer’s prose is direct and straightforward, but with an air of the fanciful. He is a watercolorist when it comes to genre and style—the allusions and frameworks are all visible, but he doesn’t lay them on thick. . . . I can’t think of a better combination for Dwyer’s stylings than a heist novel set along the misty, craggy seaside.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLitHub\u003c\/i\u003e, The 28 Novels You Need to Read This Summer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eDwyer Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eAn Honest Living\u003c\/i\u003e, a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Editors' Choice selection, and the editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eCrimeReads\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLiterary Hub'\u003c\/i\u003es crime fiction vertical and the world’s most popular destination for thriller readers. He practiced law at Debevoise \u0026amp; Plimpton in New York City, where he was a litigator, and served as editor of the Columbia Law Review. 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