{"product_id":"the-million-dollar-car-detective-inside-the-worldwide-hunt-for-a-stolen-7-million-car","title":"The Million-Dollar Car Detective: Inside the Worldwide Hunt for a Stolen $7 Million Car","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA stolen car worth $7 million. A broke private investigator. Best friends turned worst enemies. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd the global manhunt neither saw coming.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2001, thieves parked a box truck in front of an aging tycoon's factory, cut the phone lines, and used an overhead crane to lift out their prize: a 1938 Talbot-Lago T150C-SS Teardrop coupe--\"the most beautiful car in the world\" and one of only two in existence--then they disappeared into the night.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe tycoon died. The trail went cold. End of story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil it wasn't.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2015, Joe Ford was a PI trying to scrape together enough money to help his daughter, who suffers from a disease causing her to go blind, when he got a tip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA mechanic in the French Alps had been burned by a thief and had a secret to share: the location of the missing Talbot-Lago. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe reward for finding the car would mean Joe could not only save his daughter's sight but also set his family up for life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing skills gleaned from his mentor Chris Gardner, who taught Joe everything he knew about the business of rare luxury cars, the investigation would span a decade and involve the FBI, Interpol, a global crime ring ... and a shocking betrayal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElite racing machines, high-end thefts, and billionaires who will stop at nothing for a moment of glory--\u003ci\u003eThe Million-Dollar Car Detective\u003c\/i\u003e is unlike any heist story ever told.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1982650680\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781982650681\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Bonner, Stayton\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Blackstone Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover (Aug 2025)","offer_id":46080783089861,"sku":"9781982650681","price":28.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781982650681.jpg?v=1776040274","url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/products\/the-million-dollar-car-detective-inside-the-worldwide-hunt-for-a-stolen-7-million-car","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}