{"product_id":"9780151003587","title":"At End of Day","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn explosive secret about the reality of crime and justice in America forms the heart of a first-class crime novel inspired by a true story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery state police officer in Boston knows that Arthur McKeach and Nick Cistaro are the most prolific and ruthless practitioners of extortion, fraud, theft, bribery, assault, and murder in the area. What none of them know is how to stop these Michelangelos of crime, who for thirty years have eluded jail-and even arrest.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir secret is at the heart of George Higgins's most searing and shocking dissection of the criminal life yet. \u003ci\u003eAt End of Day\u003c\/i\u003e lays bare not only the inner workings of a criminal empire, but also reveals the corruption at the heart of American law enforcement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew writers have mapped the intricate highways and byways of crime with equal vividness and elegance, and with \u003ci\u003eAt End of Day\u003c\/i\u003e, Higgins has created a cast of characters to match his unique gifts. McKeach and Cistaro stand shoulder-to-shoulder with any of Eddie Coyle's friends, and their story solidifies George Higgins's place in the forefront of novelists who write about crime in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge V. Higgins is the author of more than twenty novels, most notably \u003ci\u003eThe Friends of Eddie Coyle\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eAt End of Day\u003c\/i\u003e is his last novel completed just prior to his death in 1999.    \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Houghton Mifflin Harcourt","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47022170374384,"sku":"9780151003587","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780151003587_p0.jpg?v=1763658683","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780151003587","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}