{"product_id":"9781901982770","title":"House of Corrections","description":"\u003cp\u003eWesley Joy is a defender of drug scum living in semi-retirement in Galveston. He's best pals with seedy Dallas PI Jack Flippo - they once worked together as prosecutors - so when the cops find heroin in Joy's car after he's pulled over speeding, Flippo gets the inevitable call for help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLooking into the circumstances behind Joy's arrest, Flippo finds a life in a mess as big as his own. Money, drugs, and sex are at the centre of a dangerous tangle that involves wisecrackin' renegade DEA agents, crooked lawyers, and a bitter reporter determined to use Joy's 'unjust incarceration' as the stepping stone to a big-time job in, say, Abilene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFlippo makes a great antihero: he doesn't like who he's become but can't muster the courage to make a change. Until he can, his best shots at happiness will come from unregistered .38s and bottles of cheap bourbon. This is the hard-boiled novel at its grittiest and most unsentimental. Jack Flippo is the real deal.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Doug Swanson","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47972722671765,"sku":"9781901982770","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0484\/3175\/9509\/files\/9781901982770.png?v=1789020138","url":"https:\/\/harpercollins.com.au\/products\/9781901982770","provider":"HarperCollins AU","version":"1.0","type":"link"}