{"product_id":"crude-carrier-9781497641549","title":"Crude Carrier","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Rex Burns\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media LLC\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Open Road Integrated Media LLC\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Literary\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe father-daughter team of Jim and Julie Raiford, first introduced in \u003ci\u003eBody Slam\u003c\/i\u003e, returns to investigate the international oil industry in this gripping mystery by Edgar Award winner Rex Burns. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Rossi family received only a handful of letters after their son shipped out on the supertanker \u003ci\u003eAurora Victorious\u003c\/i\u003e. The first dispatches were from Harold himself, describing the blend of tedium and excitement that defined life onboard the ship. The last communication came from the ship's owners: four brief sentences informing them that their son had died and been buried at sea. Desperate to know more, the Rossis turn to James and Julie Raiford, the father-daughter detective team behind the Touchstone Agency. As the Raifords soon learn, work on the open sea is dangerous--and asking questions can be deadly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen the shipping company stonewalls the investigation, James joins the \u003ci\u003eAurora Victorious\u003c\/i\u003e as an electronics officer, and Julie digs into the proprietors' shadowy background. International oil shipping is a ruthless business, and its secrets run as deep as the ocean itself. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Integrated Media LLC","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45411172515991,"sku":"9781497641549","price":1784.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781497641549.webp?v=1767149846","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/crude-carrier-9781497641549","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}