{"product_id":"9781250037824","title":"Woes of the True Policeman","description":"\u003cp\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Savage Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e2666\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCrushed by a devastating scandal, university professor Óscar Amalfitano flees Barcelona for Santa Teresa—a Mexican city close to the U.S. border, where women are being killed in staggering numbers. There, Amalfitano begins an affair with Castillo, a young forger of Larry Rivers paintings, while his daughter, Rosa, reeling from the weight of his secrets, seeks solace in a romance of her own. Yet when she finds her father in bed with Castillo, Rosa is confronted with the full force of her crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat follows is an intimate police investigation of Amalfitano, leading to a finale of euphoria and heartbreak. Featuring characters and stories from \u003ci\u003eThe Savage Detectives\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003e2666\u003c\/i\u003e, Roberto Bolaño's \u003ci\u003eWoes of the True Policeman\u003c\/i\u003e mines the depths of art, memory, and desire—and marks the culmination of one of the great careers of world literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50078842913008,"sku":"9781250037824","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781250037824","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}