{"product_id":"baseline-road-paperback","title":"Baseline Road - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eOrlando Davidson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA campus bombing, a cold case, and a deadly secret on Baseline Road.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Southern California, May 1970, the turmoil of Nixon's Cambodia invasion and the Kent State killings leads to tragedy: a young economics professor dies in a campus bombing. Authorities arrest a known radical, but nearly two years later, a cryptic message suggests the FBI got it all wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHomicide investigator Jimmy Sommes and Claremont Detective Carol Loomis delve into the case, uncovering shadowy figures and a troubled hitman named Collins. As they navigate improbable romances with possible suspects, they realize the answer lies on Baseline Road, a forgotten stretch of highway. Was it a cleverly disguised murder? Enmeshed in a web of political intrigue, drug use, and personal demons, Jimmy and Carol must confront a deadly secret before it claims more victims. For fans of historical crime fiction with a Southern California twist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOrlando Davidson \u003c\/b\u003egraduated from Claremont Men's (now McKenna) College and UCLA School of Law in the 1970's and headed west to the Hawaiian Islands. After a thirty-five year career in Hawaii working as an attorney, planner, lobbyist, and public official, Orlando relocated to western North Carolina and began to write fiction. \u003ci\u003eBaseline Road\u003c\/i\u003e is his first novel, and was shaped by his experiences during the Kent State protest days. He now resides in Portland, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 298\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57285905088817,"sku":"9781951122447","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/7lTP6OCmsV9781951122447.webp?v=1793713909","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/baseline-road-paperback","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}