{"product_id":"2940169326123","title":"Suburra: World Noir","description":"In Ostia, a depressed coastal settlement twenty miles from the powerful and corrupt city of Rome, a mighty local crime family, the Mafia, corrupt politicians, and new rabid criminal elements battle each other for a billion-dollar payoff.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDuring the final days of Silvio Berlusconi's reign, a massive development proposal that will turn Ostia into a gambling paradise, a Las Vegas on the Mediterranean, is winding its way through the Italian legislature thanks to the sponsorship of politicians in the pay of crime syndicates with vested interests. In short, it's business as usual in the Italian capital. But a vicious gang of local thugs loyal to nobody but themselves is insisting on a bigger cut than agreed upon. They argue their case quite convincingly, but the Mafia and their political puppets aren't likely to back down without a fight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDe Cataldo and Bonini have created a compelling, provocative portrait of contemporary Romeamp;ndash;a city prey to pitiless criminal factions and political opportunism. A fast-paced and atmospheric work of crime fiction, \u003ci\u003eSuburra \u003c\/i\u003erivals the best novels by writers such as Denis Lehane, Richard Price, and George Pelecanos, and successful series like \u003ci\u003eThe Wire \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Night Of\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Penguin Random House","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104452788464,"sku":"2940169326123","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940169326123_p0.jpg?v=1763679505","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940169326123","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}