{"product_id":"stakeouts-and-strollers-a-mystery-9781250385871","title":"Stakeouts and Strollers: A Mystery","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAmateur private investigator and new dad Charlie Shaw gets more than he bargained for when he agrees to track down a young girl's missing father in Rob Phillips' 2024 Minotaur Books\/Malice Domestic Best First Mystery Novel award-winning debut.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCharlie Shaw is low on sleep. And cash. Otherwise, life is going pretty well for the ex-crime reporter: he's happily married to his college sweetheart, he's a first-time dad to the most adorable baby girl in existence, and he's making ends meet as a rookie PI. But when Charlie meets Friday Finley, a frightened sixteen-year-old runaway on a stakeout-gone-wrong, his world gets a little more complicated. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFriday is looking for her estranged father Shawn, an unreliable alcoholic who left when she was young--and who also happens to be her only shot at avoiding the foster care system since her mother's death a few weeks earlier. At first, Charlie believes the man is simply hiding out somewhere, avoiding his responsibilities as usual, but the more he investigates, the more unsettling--and dangerous--Shawn's disappearance becomes. When his own family is threatened, Charlie realizes he's in over his head, but can he back out now that he's begun to care for Friday as his own? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA perfect page-turning blend of humor and high stakes, \u003ci\u003eStakeouts and Strollers\u003c\/i\u003e is a heartwarming story of fatherhood, family, and what it really means to be a \"Girl Dad.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rob Phillips\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minotaur Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.87lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.48h x 5.76w x 1.13d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250385871\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/26\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2025 pg. 58\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eROB PHILLIPS \u003c\/b\u003egrew up in the Dallas area, where he became an Emmy-winning sportswriter covering the Dallas Cowboys for print, radio and television. Rob and his wife are proud parents to a spunky senior King Charles spaniel and a lively young daughter, who's still waiting for her first stakeout. His debut novel, \u003ci\u003eStakeouts and Strollers\u003c\/i\u003e, won the Minotaur Books\/Malice Domestic Best First Traditional Mystery Novel Award.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Rob Phillips \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47754051944605,"sku":"9781250385871","price":48.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_e2815ccc-277e-43cd-b80d-cfbf70a9421b.jpg?v=1774332101","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/stakeouts-and-strollers-a-mystery-9781250385871","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}