{"title":"Standalone Books","description":"\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTerry F. Torrey's standalone books collection contains works that do not (yet) belong to any series. Each book is a unique story, combining Terry F. Torrey's signature elements of charm, quirkiness, humor, inventiveness, and mystery into heartfelt and rewarding stories. See each book's description for more details about its content.\u003c\/span\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"bibliomania","title":"Bibliomania","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1rem; caret-color: #1f2124; color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf paper books were outlawed, would you be an outlaw?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1rem; caret-color: #1f2124; color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHistorian Walter Barr loves everything about paper books—except that they have been outlawed, confiscated, and destroyed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1rem; caret-color: #1f2124; color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSo when he stumbles across a dark cafe where the denizens revel in spoken-word poetry and the illicit trade of paper books, Walter feels a rush of exhilaration—like he has finally found a home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1rem; caret-color: #1f2124; color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow, with his fearful wife trying to stop him, Walter joins a scrappy crew of paper-book hunters. But what would be worse? Finding nothing, or finding everything?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1rem; caret-color: #1f2124; color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you love paper books, you’ll love the page-turning cautionary tale of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBibliomania\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Terry F. 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The result is as beautiful as it is brief, as powerful as it is poetic.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Terry F. 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Before sunrise.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1rem; caret-color: #1f2124; color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYoung taxi driver Horatio “Race” Rivera wants nothing more than to drive the history taxi for quirky company Taxi Adventure—and to sweep the owner’s daughter off her feet.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1rem; caret-color: #1f2124; color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut when an impaired fare leaves a briefcase behind in his taxi, and it goes missing from the company’s lost-and-found locker, his simple dreams get turned upside down.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1rem; caret-color: #1f2124; color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow, with the company’s corporate investors threatening a hostile takeover, Race has twenty-four hours to overcome the company’s quirky drivers and crazy fares, find the briefcase and get it back to its owner, and somehow help rescue the company’s financial situation—or risk losing everything forever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1rem; caret-color: #1f2124; color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you like realistic stories of characters struggling against a world of chaos and absurdity to restore order before the clock runs out, you’ll love the page-turning suspense of \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTaxi Adventure\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Terry F. 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He tolerates his classes. He likes his friends. He loves his girlfriend.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1rem; caret-color: #1f2124; color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBut on the cold morning after his girlfriend is murdered, the police come knocking at his door, and everything changes. He stops going to classes, and only his closest friends stay at his side.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1rem; caret-color: #1f2124; color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNow, Jesse must track down the killer, because the authorities are only focused on him and his friends. The problem is, one of them might have done it, and one of them might be next.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"margin: 0px 0px 1rem; caret-color: #1f2124; color: #1f2124; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFans of clean cozy mysteries will enjoy \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-sanitized-data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePaper Cuts\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Terry F. 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