{"product_id":"9780452282957","title":"The 25th Hour","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe brilliant debut novel from the critically acclaimed author of \u003ci\u003eCity of Thieves \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWhen the Nines Roll Over \u003c\/i\u003eand the co-creator of the HBO series \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones, \u003c\/i\u003eadapted as a feature film by Spike Lee starring Edward Norton and Philip Seymour Hoffman\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Novels like \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 25th Hour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e don't fall out of trees every day. The tone is dark and intense; its elegant style is cut on the raw side; and the characters come from places we've all been.\" \u003cb\u003e-\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll Monty Brogan ever really wanted when he grew up was to be a fireman. Now he's about to start a seven-year stretch in the federal penitentiary for drug dealing. With just twenty-four hours of freedom to go, he prowls the city with his girlfriend and his two best friends from high school-a high-flying bond trader and an idealistic teacher. As the minutes count down, Monty seizes one last chance to stack the odds in his favor. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHurtling from the money pits of Wall Street to Manhattan's downtown lounge and club scene, from the enclaves of the Russian mob to the old immigrant neighborhoods, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 25th Hour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e evokes the pulsing rhythms and diamond-hard edges of a city in the raw, illusory hours between midnight and dawn. A taut and mesmerizing tale of an urban purgatory suspended between the crime and the punishment, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 25th Hour\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e is a major player in contemporary noir fiction from the author of the bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eCity of Thieves\u003c\/i\u003e and the short story collection \u003ci\u003eWhen the Nines Roll Over\u003c\/i\u003e.   \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012728144112,"sku":"9780452282957","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780452282957_p0.jpg?v=1763705273","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780452282957","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}