{"product_id":"2026100006670-secondhand-a-fix-like-this","title":"A Fix Like This","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: 1st ed.,\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: Worn\/faded, small tear on rear panel. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers\/Labels: None visible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA taut and atmospheric crime novel, A Fix Like This is the third entry in K.C. Constantine's celebrated Mario Balzic mystery series, set in the gritty, blue-collar Pennsylvania town of Rocksburg. The story follows Police Chief Mario Balzic as he navigates a morally complex investigation into the local drug trade, where loyalties are blurred and corruption runs deep. Constantine masterfully illustrates the social fabric of small-town America, rendering its economic frustrations and human flaws with unsentimental precision. The prose is spare yet richly textured, driven by crackling dialogue that reveals character and tension in equal measure. Readers drawn to procedural mysteries with genuine literary weight will find Balzic an unforgettable protagonist — shrewd, weary, and deeply human.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48888025841883,"sku":"2026100006670-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/52a29eeb-b2dc-4262-a813-5f8aac01dd76.png?v=1781753118","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100006670-secondhand-a-fix-like-this","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}