{"product_id":"a-man-named-doll-by-jonathan-ames-9781782276999","title":"A Man Named Doll","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHappy Doll is a charming, if occasionally inexpert, private detective living just one sheer cliff beneath the glass houses of Mulholland Drive with his beloved half-Chihuahua half-Terrier, George.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA veteran of both the Navy and LAPD, Doll now works through the night at a local Thai spa that offers its clients a number of special services. Armed with his sixteen-inch steel telescope baton, biting dry humour, and just a bit of a hero complex, the ex-cop sets out to protect the mostly undocumented immigrant women who work there from clients who won't take \"no\" for an answer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDoll gets by just fine following his two basic rules: bark loudly and act first. But when things get out-of-hand with one particularly violent patron, even he finds himself wildly out of his depth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Man Named Doll\u003c\/i\u003e is a highly addictive and completely unpredictable joyride through the sensuous and violent streets of LA – and a scathing indictment of the corruption, vanity, and inequality that plagues it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46529355022572,"sku":"9781782276999","price":23.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/15470613482822.jpg?v=1749212335","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/a-man-named-doll-by-jonathan-ames-9781782276999","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}