num_pages: 413
description: San Francisco sportswriter Billy Nichols is at the top of his game when, in a regrettable split-second decision, he intervenes to protect a boxer who has just killed his manager--hurtling him into a conspiracy that could well end his career as a reporter, and perhaps end his life. Reprint.
language: English
title: The Distance
titlecomplete: The Distance (Billy Nichols Series)
characters: Claire Escalante, Virginia Wagner, Hack Escalante, Ida Nichols, Francis O'Connor, Burney Sanders, Billy Nichols
genres: Fiction, Mystery, Noir, Sports, Historical Fiction, Crime
ratings_count: 110
series: Billy Nichols
awards: awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Barry Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Macavity Award
category: Best First Mystery Novel, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Anthony Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Gumshoe Award
category: Best First Novel, awardedAt: 1041408000000
name: Shamus Award
category: Best First PI Novel
publisher: Uglytown Productions