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Nobody told him that Cash-n-Carry is a breeding ground for cops, criminals, and world-class lowlife. But don't let Mike McBride hear you say that. He's following in the footsteps of his estranged father, an alcoholic vigilante with a badge.  Just over the Ridge, LAPD Detective Tom McBride is looking for answers in a bottle. In a shootout ten years ago, he won his gold badge but lost his family. Today, he returns to the scene of the crime and rips open old wounds that send him over the top. When bright futures meet dark pasts, fate steps in and shows its hand. Getting there will make you laugh, cry, and cheer.  Peter Sarda (www.peter-sarda.com) is a third-generation Californian living and working in Hamburg, Germany. His first novel, Cash-n-Carry, is a coming-of-age story based on his rough-and-tumble upbringing in the murder capital of the Golden State. His crime thriller series, Hamburg Noir, is set in his adoptive home, a rugged harbor town with lots of old trading money, a \"sinful mile\" devoted to the world's oldest profession, and a robust and colorful criminal underworld. Edda Green, the third book in the series, is cited in The Strand Mystery Magazine's spring 2025 list of \"Books you need to read.\"","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49582384709905,"sku":"GOR013028872","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/3982266513.jpg?v=1750999815"},{"product_id":"bad-cop-book-peter-sarda-9783982431239","title":"Bad Cop","description":"Bad Cop is the second book in Peter Sarda's hardboiled crime thriller series, Hamburg Noir, which Publishers Weekly recommends for fans of Dashiell Hammett, James M. Cain, Philip Kerr, Jakob Arjouni, and Simone Buchholz.  \"A strong sequel and a pitch-dark noir pulsing with action in its own right, Bad Cop will keep thriller readers engaged and eager for more.\" - Publishers Weekly (Editor's Pick)  \"With two classic noir protagonists, sharp dialogue, and a sinister edge of vigilante justice on the gritty streets of Hamburg, Sarda's latest installment is a solid and satisfying work of crime fiction that improves on its predecessor.\" - SPR  \"A brisk thriller that features vivid storytelling, committed heroes, and modern political intrigue.\"  - Kirkus Reviews  After putting away the head of the Albanian mafia in Hamburg, Homicide Detectives Thomas Ritter and Motz Beck are confronted with a bloody war to control the local drug trade in the mobster's absence. First an Albanian courier is shotgunned to death at the edge of Hamburg Harbor. Then a Hells Angel gets the same treatment on the Alster River. As the bodies pile up, Ritter and Beck are forced to work with an organized crime expert, a burned-out narcotics agent with his own drug issues. Before long, they suspect that their new partner is working for one of the rival gangs.  Peter Sarda (www.peter-sarda.com) is a third-generation Californian who has lived and worked in Hamburg, Germany, for over two decades. His hardboiled crime thriller series, Hamburg Noir, is set in his adoptive home, a rugged harbor town with lots of old trading money, a \"sinful mile\" devoted to the world's oldest profession, and a robust and colorful criminal underworld. Edda Green, the third book in the series, is cited in The Strand Mystery Magazine's spring 2025 list of \"Books you need to read.\" As a member of the Crime Writers' Association, Sarda contributes to Red Herrings magazine and CWA Readers' News. He is a \"shamus\" of the Film Noir Foundation and the primary source for \"Crime and the City: Hamburg\" on CrimeReads.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49583080472849,"sku":"GOR013330292","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51063279681809,"sku":"NIN9783982431239","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/3982431239.jpg?v=1750968584"},{"product_id":"one-way-ticket-a-hamburg-crime-story-book-peter-sarda-9783982266572","title":"One-Way Ticket: A Hamburg Crime Story","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith a well-defined cast, an intricate plot, and plenty of action, devotees of hardboiled police procedurals will find themselves breathless by the end. ... Great for fans of: James M. Cain, Dashiell Hammett, Jakob Arjouni.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-- \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe absorbing story will keep readers guessing until the final pages. A riveting crime tale involving slippery police dealings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e-- \u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Homicide Detective Thomas Ritter transfers to Hamburg, he thinks the worst is behind him. No more threats of jail time from the Frankfurt rat squad for waterboarding a two-time kiddie rapist. Little does the former special op know he has stepped into the biggest police scandal in Hamburg history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo one told Ritter that his new partner, Motz Beck, is a moody biker with family ties to mob boss Willi Kaiser, who owns most of the whorehouses in town. Or that Kaiser is fighting a hostile takeover of his crown jewel, Herbertstrasse, from a casino owner, real estate shark, and heroin importer named Sulejman Hasani. Or that Hasani, a person of interest in half a dozen murders -- including that of Beck's former partner -- has business ties to the Hamburg Senate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRitter is put in charge of a homicide investigation no one wants solved. Hamburg's interior senator has just been found dead on a St. Andreas cross in the S\u0026amp;M room of Herbertstrasse 7b -- one day before he is to introduce a senate bill declaring the street a national monument and thereby off limits to sharks like Hasani. 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Or that Hasani, a person of interest in half a dozen murders -- including that of Beck's former partner -- has business ties to the Hamburg Senate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRitter is put in charge of a homicide investigation no one wants solved. Hamburg's interior senator has just been found dead on a St. Andreas cross in the S\u0026amp;M room of Herbertstrasse 7b -- one day before he is to introduce a senate bill declaring the street a national monument and thereby off limits to sharks like Hasani. Ritter and his new partner quickly conclude that the only people they trust less than each other are their bosses in City Hall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublishers Weekly: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis gritty police procedural, set in modern-day Hamburg, Germany, portrays a team of tough homicide detectives who delve into the city's grim underbelly in all its noirish glory. Thomas Ritter, a police officer with a mysterious past, transfers to Hamburg to take charge of a detective squad. He and his crew find themselves immersed in a murder with political overtones, when local official Mertens dies during an S\u0026amp;M game at a brothel. The investigation reveals ties to a well-connected crime boss, a dominatrix and her ex-con girlfriend, and a ruthless Albanian smuggler, whose stories come together in an explosive finish.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSarda, an American living in Germany, brings Hamburg's seedy side to life, with black-humored dialog and descriptions well-suited to a dark and violent story. When Ritter notes that the prison looks old-fashioned compared to the one in Frankfurt, another officer says, We're more traditional here. Still got bullet holes in the back wall, next to the guillotine. A suicide comes across in stark, bleak prose: The steam took the sting out of the first cut. She didn't even feel the second...Let it flow. Let it all out. Sarda doesn't stint on graphic descriptions of sex and violence - this is vigorous prose appropriate to the milieu but not for the easily offended.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRitter has a wounded psyche and his attempts to come to terms with who he has become thread through the book. Also well-limned is his partner Motz Beck, fighting his own inner demons and penchant for violence. Ritter and Motz's joint interrogation brilliantly shows how these two detectives, in spite of - or perhaps because of - their damaged characters, subtly break down a suspect. A pair of sex workers share a romance that elevates the characters far beyond tired stereotypes. 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After Hamburg's top cop is found dead in a Kaiser whorehouse, Ritter and Beck conclude that the only people they trust less than each other are their bosses in City Hall.  Peter Sarda (www.peter-sarda.com) is a third-generation Californian who has lived and worked in Hamburg, Germany, for over two decades. His hardboiled crime thriller series, Hamburg Noir, is set in his adoptive home, a rugged harbor town with lots of old trading money, a \"sinful mile\" devoted to the world's oldest profession, and a robust and colorful criminal underworld. Edda Green, the third book in the series, is cited in The Strand Mystery Magazine's spring 2025 list of \"Books you need to read.\" As a member of the Crime Writers' Association, Sarda contributes to Red Herrings magazine and CWA Readers' News. 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