{"product_id":"9780143120391","title":"When the Killing's Done","description":"\u003cp\u003eT.C. Boyle's most powerful and fully realized work yet-\"terrifically exciting and unapologetically relevant\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrincipally set on the wild Channel Islands off the coast of California, T.C. Boyle's new novel is a gripping adventure with a timely theme. Alma Boyd Takesue is a National Park Service biologist spearheading the efforts to save the islands' native creatures from invasive species. Her antagonist, Dave LaJoy, is a local businessman who is fiercely opposed to the killing of any animals whatsoever and will go to any lengths to subvert her plans. As their confrontation plays out in a series of scenes escalating in violence, drama, and danger, \u003ci\u003eWhen the Killing's Done\u003c\/i\u003e relates a richly humane tale about the dominion we attempt to exert, for better or worse, over the natural world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47014508069104,"sku":"9780143120391","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780143120391_p0.jpg?v=1763656750","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780143120391","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}