{"product_id":"9780983164456","title":"Tanglewire: A Women's Prison Novel","description":"Tanglewire, the tragic story of a murder, is Shakespeare's Othello, updated to the 1990's and reenacted behind the walls of a woman's penitentiary.\u003cp\u003eWarden Coleman propels the plot as she assumes her office at Danbury Correctional Institution. She is determined to uncover acts of \"rape\"--any sexual activity between guards and inmates. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the center is Iris, a former defense lawyer, beloved and respected by the inmates. No one suspects the covert and lethal role she is playing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOttilla, a mixed race, transgender Othello, is a former gang affiliate. She was an assassin but a religious experience has changed her life and she enters the penitentiary, a devout Christian.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesiree was once a small-town prom queen but a disastrous passion drew her into the underworld. She is fascinated with Ottilla's story and teases out tales of drug dealing, gangland assignations, and sexual dysphoria.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet throughout their growing intimacy, Desiree keeps a secret. It's a secret that has pulled her into the warden's embrace and it's a secret that leads to her violent death.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Beacon Publishing \u0026 Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50038449570032,"sku":"9780983164456","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780983164456_p0.jpg?v=1784248030","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780983164456","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}