{"product_id":"the-cheating-side-9781943075980","title":"The Cheating Side","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Appelman writes with soul and swagger. \u003ci\u003eThe Cheating Side\u003c\/i\u003e ignites from the very first page and burns everything in its path. A truly breathtaking read.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e―Alex Gansa, creator of Showtime's Homeland series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Idaho private investigator Jimmy Chinden's murder investigation threatens a land deal worth millions, the politically protected Aryan mob comes gunning for his family―but the old money outlaws might be outgunned.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the cheating side of Boise in Garden City, where Idahoans hide their dirtiest secrets, empty-nesting private investigator Jimmy Chinden is tracking a stolen 1961 Impala when he follows a column of smoke into the sagebrush to discover the vehicle―on fire, and with a body in the trunk.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe victim is a reviled swindler, who Jimmy suspects murdered his mother after bilking her out of the no-tell motel she owned. The body's discovery awakens generational demons and sets off a chain of dark events as Jimmy's theft case turns into a murder investigation, threatening to upend a land deal worth millions and putting Jimmy's family at risk as North Idaho white supremacists and their drug cartel associates come gunning for him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a cast of characters evoking Elmore Leonard's society of goons, and a connection to the landscape that is vivid, visceral, and reminiscent of James Lee Burke's Dave Robicheaux novels, Appelman's \u003ci\u003eThe Cheating Side\u003c\/i\u003e provides a genre-pushing, socially relevant reinvigoration of the American crime novel protagonist, with a challenge to pervasive masculinity tropes and a biting, no-holds-barred attack on the bigotries of the American West.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e J. Reuben Appelman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Blank Slate Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 246\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781943075980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2026 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eJ. Reuben Appelman's crime writing has received \u003cb\u003e\"best of\" awards\u003c\/b\u003e by the \u003ci\u003eNYT Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeople Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOprah Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBustle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e, and dozens of other media outlets. He has written and produced multiple feature documentaries, and executive produced \u003ci\u003eChildren of the Snow\u003c\/i\u003e, the docuseries based on ten years of research for his true-crime memoir, \u003ci\u003eThe Kill Jar\u003c\/i\u003e, about the Oakland County Child Killings. Appelman is a \u003cb\u003etwo-time State of Idaho Literature Fellow\u003c\/b\u003e, and works as a private investigator.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"J. Reuben Appelman \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48231157432477,"sku":"9781943075980","price":25.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_950f2c5f-0c54-469b-8774-5b25d15152c9.jpg?v=1778577662","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-cheating-side-9781943075980","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}